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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold N Peterson, Eugene, OR (US);
Larry A Sprague, Dexter, OR (US);
Assignee:
Peterson Pacific Corp., Eugene, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
144341 ; 144 / ; 1442 / ; 144343 ;
Abstract
A debarking/delimbing apparatus and method wherein the apparatus is provided with a side loading entry into the debarking/delimbing flails. A pivotal ramp guides tree stems into and through the side entry. With the ramp in a lowered position a skidder-type stem hauler directs the tree stem bundle to be ramped upwardly into the side entry. With the ramp in a raised position a boom mounted grapple directs the tree stem bundle to be ramped downwardly into the side entry.