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US 10,166,695 · App. 12/660,789 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Process for splitting a segment of wood

Inventor: Paul W. Stachowski (Grand Haven, MI)
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Patent No.
US 10,166,695
App. No.
12/660,789
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A wood supporting apparatus for use with a wood splitting device having a splitting wedge which translates along a substantially vertical splitting axis for dividing a segment of wood into separate segments, the wood supporting apparatus having a base member with a vertical support member for supporting and rotatably positioning the segment of wood.

Claims (10)

1. A process for splitting a segment of wood, consisting of the steps of:

providing a wood supporting apparatus, wherein the wood supporting apparatus consists of a base member and a vertical support member, wherein the base member includes an upper surface and a bottom surface, wherein the upper surface is planar, wherein the bottom surface is planar, wherein the base member includes a square outer peripheral geometry, wherein the vertical support member is being positioned in alignment with a central axis of the base member, wherein the vertical support member extends upwardly from the upper surface of the base member for rotatably supporting a segment of wood, wherein the vertical support member consists of a cylindrical portion and an upper a frusto-conical portion, wherein the frusto-conical portion is positioned above the cylindrical portion, wherein the frusto-conical portion terminates with a planar top that rotatably supports the segment of wood in a spaced apart relationship from the upper surface of the base member, and wherein the planar top tip of the vertical support member, the upper surface of the base member, and the bottom surface of the base member are parallel to one another;

providing a wood splitting device, wherein the wood splitting device consists of a frame member having an I-beam vertical support disposed generally perpendicularly to the ground, a ground engaging support foot having a top surface positioned orthogonal to the I-beam vertical support, a power-operated reciprocating arm connected to the frame member, a splitting wedge connected to the power-operated reciprocating arm, wherein the splitting wedge is translatable along a substantially vertical splitting axis;

placing the bottom surface of the base member of the wood supporting apparatus onto the top surface of the ground engaging support foot;

placing a segment of wood onto the vertical support member of the wood supporting apparatus;

rotating the segment of wood about the vertical support member to a first position;

splitting the segment of wood into two segments with the splitting wedge of the wood splitting device;

placing one of the two split segments of wood onto the vertical support member of the wood supporting apparatus;

rotating the split segment of wood about the vertical support member to a second position; and

splitting the previously split segment of wood into two segments with the splitting wedge of the wood splitting device.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61163890 · Mar 27, 2009
Cited By (1)
US 1,061,187