Patent ID: 6543498
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting logs, comprising:a) a plurality of cutting blades, said blades being rotatable; b) a frame for supporting said plurality of cutting blades; c) a means for conveying the logs to said plurality of cutting blades; d) a means for conveying the logs away from said plurality of cutting blades; e) a plurality of arms having one each of said cutting blades disposed thereon; f) means for moving said plurality of arms between an upward position or a downward position; g) means for rotatably mounting said cutting blades on said arm; and h) at least one drive shaft for rotatably driving said plurality of cutting blades in both of said upward and downward positions, such that at least one of said rotating blades may be moved by said arm to the downward position and continue rotating so as to cut the logs while the remaining of said cutting blades continue rotating in said upward position.