Patent ID: 7931055

Claim:
A tool for a ring-rotor log debarker, comprising: (a) an elongate, curved tool body having an extension for being attached by one end to a ring rotor of a log debarker, including: (I) first and second opposed faces oriented upstream and downstream in general axial alignment with a direction of travel of a log transiting the log debarker from an upstream to a downstream side, and first and second opposed faces oriented radially inwardly and outwardly in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of travel of the log; (ii) at least one attachment hole extending through the curved body of the tool on a free end opposite the one end attached to the ring rotor, and communicating with the first and second upstream and downstream oriented surfaces; and (b) a tip for being placed onto the free end of the tool body, and having an attachment hole therethrough sized and positioned for alignment with the at least one attachment hole in the tool body and for receiving a bolt through the aligned attachment holes for securing the tip to the tool body with the bolt extending between the first and second upstream and downstream facing surfaces of the tool body, wherein the tip includes a pair of spaced-apart legs defining a slot sized and shaped to receive the extension of the tool body.