US3198225A
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Tree harvesting apparatus
Assignee: Oil States Industries Inc
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Filing: 1962-11-29
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-11-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas N Busch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:39
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/40; B60P3/41
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A TIMBER HARVESTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A VEHICLE, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR FEEDING SUCCESSIVE SECTIONS OF A FELLED TREE TO A PREDETERMINED RAISED POSITION, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR SUCCESSIVELY SEVERING SAID SECTIONS FROM THE REMAINDER FO THE TREE WHEN SAID SECTIONS ARE IN SAID POSITION, VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR CATCHING SAID SECTIONS AND SUPPORTING THEM ABOVE THE GROUND AS THEY ARE SEVERED AND DROPPED BY GRAVITY FROM SAID POSITION, SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE MEMBERS SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID POSITION, SAID TRAVERSING AND HAVING OPPOSITE END PORTIONS SUPPORTED AT OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID POSITION, AND MEANS ADJUSTING SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR ENABLING A PLURALITY OF SAID SECTIONS TO BE RECEIVED AND STACKED ON SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS WHILE MINIMIZING THE DISTANCE WHICH EACH TREE SECTION FALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A TIMBER HARVESTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A VEHICLE, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR FEEDING SUCCESSIVE SECTIONS OF A FELLED TREE TO A PREDETERMINED RAISED POSITION, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR SUCCESSIVELY SEVERING SAID SECTIONS FROM THE REMAINDER FO THE TREE WHEN SAID SECTIONS ARE IN SAID POSITION, VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR CATCHING SAID SECTIONS AND SUPPORTING THEM ABOVE THE GROUND AS THEY ARE SEVERED AND DROPPED BY GRAVITY FROM SAID POSITION, SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE MEMBERS SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID POSITION, SAID TRAVERSING AND HAVING OPPOSITE END PORTIONS SUPPORTED AT OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID POSITION, AND MEANS ADJUSTING SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR ENABLING A PLURALITY OF SAID SECTIONS TO BE RECEIVED AND STACKED ON SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS WHILE MINIMIZING THE DISTANCE WHICH EACH TREE SECTION FALLS.
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