Patent ID: 6755605
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A stick placer comprising:a stick magazine for holding sticks in a generally planar mat so as to bias a lowermost stick in said mat against a selectively removable stop, said stop regulating passage of said lowermost stick from a lower opening in said stick magazine, a rotatable stick receiver having a stick receiving pocket selectively rotatably mounted adjacent said lower opening in said stick magazine, said stick receiver rotatable between a stick receiving position, wherein said pocket cooperates with said lower opening so as to receive said lowermost stick into said pocket when said stop is selectively removed so as to release said lowermost stick from said lower opening, and a stick depositing position angularly displaced from said stick receiving position so as to dispose said pocket for deposit of said stick from said pocket onto an upper tier of a stack of lumber, said stick receiver having a cam above said pocket for engaging said lowermost stick when said lowermost stick is not in flush engagement with said upper tier of said stack of lumber upon deposit from said pocket.