Patent ID: 6499206
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B27M,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for manufacturing pallets comprising:an assembly table having a proximate end and a distal end, said assembly table being vertically pivotable about a pivot point situated toward the proximate end; means for raising and lowering said distal end of said assembly table between a horizontal plane and an inclined position in which the assembly table forms an acute angle in conjunction with the horizontal plane; means for supporting on said assembly table a plurality of stringers situated in a common plane; a plurality of reciprocating fingers positioned intermediate said stringers, said plurality of fingers possessing means for reciprocating between a retracted position where the distal ends of said fingers are below said stringers and an extended position where the distal ends of said fingers are above said stringers; and a plurality of nail guns carried by a movable gantry, said gantry having a direction of movement above and substantially parallel to said assembly table when said distal end of said table is raised in an inclined position; and a conveyor for conveying a completed pallet from the distal end of said assembly table when said table is in a generally horizontal position.