Patent ID: 11883976
Assignee: nan
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method or process for splitting a log member using a metal wedge member comprising:
utilizing a compressible, substantially cuboid, polymer foam block member with a substantially concave top surface forming a basin with raised left and right longitudinal sides, the longitudinal sides substantially paralleling a center axis substantially equidistant from the longitudinal sides, the top surface adapted to longitudinally rest on and conform to a rounded side of the log member, the log member including at least one log, a log portion or a log biscuit;
locating a substantially planar bottom surface of the polymer foam block member on a horizontally disposed or upright, substantially planar, log cross section; and
providing for at least one slot portion disposed axially centered and substantially parallel to the longitudinal sides, the at least one slot portion being disposed through the foam block from the top surface to the bottom surface to hold an at least one first wedge member substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, the slot portion further adapted to stretch without tearing to at least the maximum width of the at least one first wedge member.