Patent ID: 6128992
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B23D,B23P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw for removing first deck boards each having a first board thickness and second deck boards each having a second board thickness from runners each having a runner thickness of a wooden pallet comprising:a frame;a bed upon which the wooden pallet is supportable and movable across in a first direction;a first band saw assembly movably mounted to said frame and extending over said bed and across said direction, said first band saw assembly having a first band saw;a second band saw assembly movably mounted to said frame and extending over said bed and across said direction, said second band saw assembly having a second band saw;a first guide connected to said first band saw assembly, said first guide extending outwardly over said bed to engage said pallet and align said first band saw between said first deck boards and said runners;a second guide connected to said second band saw assembly, said second guide extending outwardly over said bed to engage said pallet and align said second band saw between said second deck boards and said runners; and,motor means connected to said first band saw and said second band saw to move said first band saw and said second band saw across said direction and between respectively said first deck boards and said runners and said second deck boards and said runners sawing and removing said first deck boards and said second deck boards from said runners while the pallet is moved across said bed in said direction.