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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2004
Ronald W. Mcgehee, Uklah, CA (US);
Jeffrey T. Burns, Couer D'Alene, ID (US);
Rory M. Mitchell, Hayden, ID (US);
Brian T. Stroud, Salmon Arm, CA;
Ronald W. McGehee, Uklah, CA (US);
Jeffrey T. Burns, Couer D'Alene, ID (US);
Rory M. Mitchell, Hayden, ID (US);
Brian T. Stroud, Salmon Arm, CA;
COE Newnes/McGehee Inc., Salmon Arm, CA;
Abstract
A sawguide assembly includes a plurality of sets of sawguides, the sawguides within each set positioned adjacent to one another to create an array of laterally-abutting sawguides. Corresponding sawguide biasing assemblies bias the sawguides in each set against one another. The arrays are supported for independent movement along a lateral path generally parallel to the axis of the arbor. Lateral drivers are used to move each array in unison along the lateral path but independent of the other arrays. A sawguide array skewing assembly couples the sawguides of each array to one another so that the sawguides can be pivoted in unison about their respective pivot axes by a corresponding skewing driver.