Patent ID: 7011006

Claim:
A system for processing a series of boards, the boards each having a width, a length, a first end and a second end, the system comprising: a) a live deck for moving the series of boards along a path of travel in a direction transverse to their length, the deck including a receiving region, at least one conveying member for moving the individual boards down the live deck, b) a plurality of board magazines placed above the live deck, each magazine holding a stack of same-sized boards and having a board release for releasing individual boards from the respective magazine, c) a board receiver placed off the end of the live deck to accept serially each board from the live deck, the receiver having a floor portion, a first side and an opposite second side defining a channel, and the boards movable longitudinally down the channel towards a first end of the channel, d) a carriage assembly moveable along the channel of the board receiver to grip the board and advance the board longitudinally with the first end first, the carriage having a clamping member moveable for gripping each individual board and further moving each individual board down the path of travel, e) a rotating circular saw moveable into the path of travel at a sawing location, and f) a process controller connected to the system for controlling the live deck, the rotating circular saw, and the plurality of board magazines whereby a selected series of boards is selected and sawed.