Patent ID: 8616540
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: B27B,B60P,B60R

Abstract:
1. A jaw apparatus for receiving and holding a piece of wood to assist a user in cutting the piece of wood, the jaw apparatus comprising: (a) a generally straight main shaft defining a shaft axis and having a first end and a second end, the first end having an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a trailer-hitch-like receptacle; (b) an indentation structure coupled to the second end of the main shaft, the indentation structure forming an indentation having interior surfaces that (i) extend upwardly and away from the main shaft and (ii) are configured to exert upward force on the piece of wood when received in the jaw apparatus; and (c) two or more bars coupled to the main shaft at a bar connection location between the first and second ends of the main shaft, each of the two or more bars (i) extending upwardly and away from the main shaft in a direction toward the second end of the main shaft and (ii) having a downward facing surface configured to exert downward force on the piece of wood when received in the jaw apparatus, wherein at least two of the two or more bars are both generally straight and extend generally parallel to one another.