Title: Modular sawmill with mechanized handling of sawlogs and pieces cut therefrom

Abstract: An improved fully mechanized sawmill is provided which is composed of structurally independent modules which are removably mounted on a platform composed of a plurality of side-by-side longerons supported horizontally on files of spaced-apart vertical piers and columns. The longerons provide horizontal stress support for the platform along the files of piers and columns perpendicularly to the cutting axis of the sawmill, and the modules mounted thereon provide horizontal stress support for the platform along the ranks of the piers and columns parallel to the cutting axis. In addition, improved mechanisms and techniques are provided for handling and selecting the sawlogs to be cut, for selecting and distributing the pieces cut therefrom according to shape and utility, and for stacking and handling the distributed pieces at preselected locations according to shape and utility.

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Inventors: Pryor, Roy R. (Woodville, TX, US)
Pryor, Harold A. (Woodville, TX, US)

Application Number: 480964
Filing Date: 1974-06-19
Publication_date: 1976-03-16
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Primary Class(es): 83/88 83/91, 83/928
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US Patent Ref:

1874519	Aug, 1932	Haubrock	83/928.
2862532	Dec, 1958	Johnson et al.	83/928.
3355042	Nov, 1967	Mellott et al.	214/91.
3584726	Jun, 1971	Hartzell	214/91.
3747457	Jul, 1973	Thompson	83/928.

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Primary Examiner: Abercrombie, Willie G.
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