Patent ID: 7350548

Claim:
An apparatus for removing bark from a log, the apparatus comprising: a rotatable carriage having an opening sized to receive a log moving along a processing line passing through the opening; and a swing arm assembly comprising: a mounting end rotatably coupled to the carriage such that the swing arm assembly is movable between an inner position and an outer position; a working end having a removable debarking tool configured to remove bark from the log as the carriage rotates; a main body extending between the mounting end and the working end, the main body including an insert receiving recess positioned between the removable debarking tool and the mounting end; and an insert positioned in the insert receiving recess and removably coupled to the main body, the insert abuts a sidewall of the insert receiving recess and protrudes outwardly from the insert receiving recess and the main body to define a leading edge spaced from the main body, the leading edge causes the swing arm assembly to move from the inner position towards the outer position when the leading edge of the insert engages an end face of the log moving along the processing line towards the insert while the carriage rotates.