Patent ID: 6340084
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A lumber staging device having a lumber receiving station and a lumber discharge station disposed at opposite end portions thereof for positioning a supply of lumber of different lengths within arms reach of an operator of an automated saw comprising a first multi-level lumber conveying assembly including a first set of conveyors disposed on one side portion of said lumber staging device and a second multi-level lumber conveying assembly including a second set of conveyors disposed on opposite side portions of said lumber staging device cooperatively forming multi-level pairs of corresponding conveyors disposed on opposite side portions of said lumber staging device to convey lumber supported respectively thereon, each said pair of corresponding conveyors is operatively coupled to a corresponding conveyor drive to selectively convey lumber supported therebetween from said lumber receiving station to said lumber discharge station each said pair of corresponding conveyors being spaced apart such that lumber is supported across the width of said lumber staging device to allow removal thereof transversely of the length.