Patent ID: 6266934
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A generally vertical support column for supporting logs in a wall of generally horizontal wooden logs stacked upon a fixed support surface, comprising a plurality of vertically stacked log supports adapted to extend from the fixed support surface, wherein each of said log supports is adapted to provide support to a sub-stack of logs within the wall, each sub-stack being defined as one or more contiguous logs within the wall, an initial position range of each sub-stack being defined as the space between an initial location of the top surface of a top log of the sub-stack and an initial location of the bottom surface of a bottom log of the sub-stack, said log supports being adapted to maintain each sub-stack within its initial position range as the logs shrink, and wherein an initial position range of each log is defined as the space between an initial location of a top surface of the log and an initial location of a bottom surface of the log, said log supports being adapted to maintain each log in the wall within its initial position range.