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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph D Doherty, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Natural Resources, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209517 ; 209933 ; 414268 ;
Abstract
A lumber sorting apparatus wherein a bin collects graded lumber. Flexible straps across the bottom are elongated to expand the lumber holding capacity. One end of the strap has a releasable latch mechanism and latching of the straps (after dumping the lumber) is provided by a rigid pivotal arm that receives the latch mechanism in a rewinding operation and pivots the latch member into place for relatching. The latch mechanism consists of a spool that fits between sleeve portions through which a pin is controllably inserted and withdrawn by a manually operated air cylinder.