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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:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold N Peterson, Eugene, OR (US);
Larry A Sprague, Pleasant Hill, OR (US);
John C Lytle, Belfair, WA (US);
Assignee:
Peterson Pacific Corp., Eugene, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1441 / ; 1441 / ; 144366 ; 144 / ;
Abstract
An attachment configured and arranged for mounting onto the end of an articulated boom. The attachment preferably includes a grapple for handling and positioning whole logs under the articulated boom. A splitter blade extending from the structure is manipulated to engage and split the logs as the boom of the machine is retracted toward the machine through articulation.