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Board inverter for use in lumber processing machine

  • US 5,482,140 A
  • Filed: 02/01/1995
  • Issued: 01/09/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A board inverter for use in association with a lumber conveyor, said conveyor having board transport means adapted to transport boards at regular intervals along said conveyor in a lateral orientation, said inverter comprising a rotatable hub mountable to said conveyor and having an array of regularly-spaced arms extending radially outwardly from said hub and extending at least partly above said conveyor when said inverter is mounted thereto and said arms are oriented upwardly, each of said arms having a base adjacent said hub, said arms each including board retainer means adapted to sequentially receive said boards from said board transport means, to releasably retain said boards as said arm rotates about said hub, and redeposit said board on said conveyor in an inverted position following said rotation, said inverter being adapted to be continuously rotatably driven by the sequential engagement of said boards with said board retainer means.

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