Patent ID: 7134464
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B27L

Abstract:
1. A log splitter for splitting logs comprising: an elongated frame member; a log splitting wedge mounted at one end of the frame member; a hydraulic cylinder and piston/ram assembly coupled to the frame member at the other end thereof and constructed for the ram to move between the cylinder and the wedge; a hydraulic pump and hydraulic valve for communication of hydraulic fluid to and from the cylinder; a motor for operating said pump; a platform associated with the frame member for supporting the pump, valve and motor; a plurality of wheels rotatably secured to the platform for cooperation in supporting and moving said splitter; said frame defining a reservoir for holding hydraulic fluid, said reservoir including an inlet adapted to receive fluid, and an outlet adapted to permit the withdrawal of fluid from the reservoir, and wherein the inlet includes an elongated tube segment positioned within the reservoir, the elongated tube segment having a effective length within the to discharge fluid into the reservoir at a position within the reservoir remote from the outlet to increase the retention time of the fluid entering the reservoir from the inlet before being drawn through the outlet.