Patent ID: 7159627
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B27L

Abstract:
1. A log splitting device for splitting logs, said device comprising: a first assembly comprising a base plate for resting of at least one log during splitting of said log and a first upright supported by and extending upwardly from said base plate; a second assembly comprising an upright sleeve having a first upright sleeve axis, an impact plate attached to said upright sleeve and extending substantially radially therefrom, a second upright attached to said impact plate and extending upwardly therefrom, a plunger axially and slidably mounted on said second upright, and at least one wedge assembly extending substantially axially away from said impact plate towards said base plate, said upright sleeve being axially and slidably engageable by said first upright for displacement of said second assembly therealong with said wedge assembly facing towards said base plate for splitting said log by passage therethrough when said second assembly is moved towards said base plate upon said first upright by a downwardly directed force applied by a user by sliding said plunger on said second upright from a raised position above said impact plate downwardly towards said impact plate and impacting said impact plate; and abutting engagement means for selectively abuttingly engaging said upright sleeve and said base plate when second assembly is in a resting position in which said wedge is slightly vertically spaced apart from said base plate for preventing further movement of said second assembly theretowards.