Patent ID: 7077121

Claim:
A block impact splitter comprising a support frame, a hammer assembly having a hammer head secured to a pivotal arm pivotally connected to said support frame at a pivot connection, an actuating piston having a cylinder end pivotally connected to said frame and a piston rod end pivotally connected to said pivotal arm, said actuating piston displacing said hammer head to impact against a pitching blade assembly and to retract said hammer head therefrom, said pitching blade assembly having a pivotal support arm pivotally connected to said frame and to which is secured a pitching blade, and means to adjust the position of said pitching blade relative to a block to be split whereby on a downstroke of said pitching blade when impacted by said hammer head said pitching blade will apply an impact force at a predetermined position on a face of a block positioned adjacent said pitching blade to split said block at said predetermined position.