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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109305 | Log splitter attachment A log splitter attachment for attaching to a machine such as an excavator or backhoe boom to facilitate splitting of large diameter logs into multiple triangular wedges includes a central portion and an attachment portion coupled to the central portion such that the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7318266 | Method of hanging an object A hammer hanger is useful for hanging objects off the ground. The hammer hanger includes a Slide hammer tube that impacts a stake to insert the stake into and remove it from the ground. The slide hammer comprises a slide hammer tube that is slidingly captured on the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7261027 | Sawing machine A sawing machine includes a workbench, a band saw pivotally installed on the workbench, a weight movable between an idle position on the workbench and a working position on the band saw and an adjustable torque provider for providing an adjustable torque to the band... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7159627 | Manual log splitting device A manual log splitting device for splitting a log has a first assembly including a base plate for resting of the log and a first upright extending upwardly from the base plate. A second assembly having an upright sleeve, impact plate, and wedge assembly, is axially ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7111690 | Manual slide post driver and extractor for âTâ-type metal or fiberglass or plastic posts A post driving device is disclosed. The post driving device slides to a desired position and is essentially locked in place through frictional force. As the post is driven into the ground, the device can be adjusted to a new position along the length of the post. | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093669 | Impact tool An impact tool, comprising: a shaft; a stop on the shaft; a slider movable on the shaft for striking the stop to create an impact force; and a handle on the slider to allow a user to move the slider. The handle isolates the impact force from the user by being movabl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7040416 | T-post hole-forming device and use for installing a T-post The invention provides a T-post hole-forming device, comprising (a) a shaft; (b) a head for receiving a driving force at the top of said shaft; (c) a flat plate affixed to one side of said shaft, the shaft terminating in a pointed end for piercing the ground. Also p... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040363 | Kit to form a wood splitting apparatus A kit to form a wood splitting apparatus. The kit includes a guide track (14,16) capable of assembly and disassembly. The guide track is adapted for mounting (40) to a vertical support. A splitting wedge (22) is provided which is adapted to enga... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6968989 | Manually operable device for driving nails A manually operable device for driving nails into material includes a barrel having a bore into which nails can be placed or dropped and the barrel capable of reaching difficult, narrow, tight spaces that are unreachable by a hammer. Disposed within the bore is a dr... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6533004 | Wood-splitting tool A wood-splitting impact tool with an enhanced wood-splitting function by virtue of its improved penetration and its reduced recoil. Improving the penetration of the wedge is achieved by fabricating the wedge of aluminum, titanium, graphite composite or al... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6453958 | Log splitting device A splitting device for splitting logs comprising a base having an upright member secured thereto, a carriage moveable along said upright member, an axe portion also moveable along said upright member and carrying an axe head, the moveable carriage being r... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6289955 | Adjustable, portable wood splitting apparatus An adjustable, portable wood splitting apparatus is provided having a pair of linearly elongated, telescoping cylindrical base members forming a V-shaped base diverging outwardly from an apex, a bracket base member, a linearly elongated, vertically extend... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5722471 | Tool for rock breaking and log splitting A tool 10 for rock breaking, log splitting and similar operations includes a plate 12 having a plurality of identical apertures 14 formed therethrough. A frame 16 comprised of a skirt 18 formed from lengths of angle iron and a plurality of legs also forme... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5704374 | Hand-driven wood splitter The present invention relates to a hand-operated wood-splitter with striking weight (1) movable along a rod (2) connected at its lower end to an axe or splitting wedge (5). The invention is characterized in that the rod (2) for the striking weight (1) is ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5547001 | Kindling wood splitter device A kindling wood splitter device comprising: a beam formed in an elongated configuration and positioned vertically in an operative orientation; an upper bracket including a front surface with frontwardly projecting members and a rear surface affixed to an ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5495878 | Hand held log splitter A hand-operated, reciprocating slide hammer device for splitting wood or other workpieces. The splitter comprises an outer, elongated sleeve that internally receives a rigid, elongated tool control shaft. The sleeve is equipped with handles for gripping b... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5482097 | Wood splitting maul An improved wood splitting maul wherein the striking edge is at an improved angle and the head unit has a substantially flat outward surface substantially perpendicular to a handle when the handle is assembled to the head unit. The improved angle makes th... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5454410 | Apparatus for rough-splitting planks A mechanical hand tool converts random-sized boards or planks into small, uniformly sized pieces suitable for use as kindling wood for stoves, fireplaces, and campfires. The device as a whole works on the principle of pincers or nippers, comprising two ha... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5394917 | Wood splitting maul An improved wood splitting maul wherein the striking edge is at an improved angle. The improved angle makes the maul easier to use, more efficient, and provides less shock to a user's body. The improved angle is defined by a straight line essentially runn... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5107911 | Log splitting device The present invention is directed to a log splitting device. It is, in combination, a manually operated, power jack hammer device with a tool attached thereto having a vertical shaft and the shaft having a log splitting head located thereon. The power jac... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5020225 | Splitting tool A splitting tool comprising a splitting head mounted on a handle. The splitting head comprises at least two relatively rotatable wedges, at least one of which is also freely rotatable with respect to the handle. Each wedge has a front edge for striking an... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4926558 | Axe maul apparatus An improved axe maul apparatus that uses minimum resistance penetration points to initiate the primary split of the block of wood which allows for less sticking once the axe maul enters the block of wood. A series of rounded ribs provide an area of less r... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4825918 | Wood splitting leverage sledge The present disclosure is directed to a log splitting sledge. The sledge has a cutting blade projecting from a lower face of the head of the sledge. One face of the blade is integral with a side face of the head and extends at an angle of about 12 degrees... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4730653 | Log splitter A log splitter having a wedge placed adjacent an end of the log to be split, a rod fixed to an end of the wedge remote from the log carried within an overlying housing. The rod and wedge are limited in the degree of travel by a bushing and a nailing gun p... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4646799 | Wood splitting device A wood splitting device which is characterized by a cylindrical housing, a wedge-shaped blade slidably disposed in the housing, a cap closing the housing at the top and enclosing a receiver having one or more cartridge apertures communicating with the int... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4577667 | Log splitting device A log splitting apparatus comprising an elongated driving shaft, a wedge shaped splitting tip attached at one end of the driving shaft and an elongated driver sleeve in which the driving shaft is telescopically mounted. The driving sleeve includes a catch... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4537235 | Wood splitter The invention is a tool which is used for splitting sections of wood into smaller pieces. In this invention a handle is secured to a wedge-shaped metal piece having a ridge on one side, and to this piece a second driving metal piece is fastened in such a ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4470440 | Impact producing tool An impact producing tool has a longitudinal axis with an impacting working head member rigidly connected to the end of a housing. An elongated handle is floatingly connected to and extends from the impacting head member and out of an opening disposed an e... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4467851 | Splitting device A log splitter comprising a head portion having a cutting edge with two pivoting members each pivoting member contains cutting and thrust levers located on a single pivot point. The cutting levers are located along the head portion cutting edge. The thrus... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4465113 | Roller maul A splitter head including a body generally symmetrical about a central vertical plane, the lower portion of the body being bounded by opposed smooth-surfaced side walls converging downwardly to terminate in a cutting edge lying in the central plane. Space... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4458415 | Hammer driven chopper A chopping hand tool, including a slidable hammer along a handle of the tool for striking against a hammer stop mounted on the handle, so to transmit the hammer striking force to a toothed edge of a blade affixed to one end of the handle, so that the toot... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4431040 | Manual impact-type log splitter and method for making same A manual, impact-type log splitter comprises a tubular housing having a ram slidably mounted in the lower end thereof, with a wedge or the like for splitting wood attached to the lower end of the ram. A rod-shaped weight is closely received and anchored i... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4429727 | Log splitter A log splitter is formed of a vertically arranged tube, within which a metal rod is telescopically slidably fitted. The lower end of the rod is formed as a hammer block. A pointed, wedge-like tip is secured upon the lower end of the tube and has an anvil ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4405005 | Firewood splitter A firewood splitter comprises an elongate bar and a wedge-shape splitting tip connected to the bottom end of the bar. A slide hammer has an elongate sleeve slidably received over the bar between the top end and the splitting tip. The sleeve has a top end ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4383562 | Splitting device A log splitter comprising a head portion having a cutting edge with two pivoting members each pivoting member contains cutting and thrust levers located on a single pivot point. The cutting levers are located along the head portion cutting edge. The thrus... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4381809 | Splitting ax A splitting ax for splitting logs comprises a two piece head portion with a cutting edge that pivots open on impact with the wood. The head portion encloses a movable wedge which forces the head portions apart as the cutting edge engages the wood. The hea... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4379475 | Wedging apparatus useful for log splitting Two elongated members are coaxially movable relative to one another with one member rigidly attached to a working head such as an elongated wedge or the like. In one embodiment, the inner member is fixed to the working head while the outer member movably ... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4372360 | Splitting axe An axe which is particularly suited for splitting logs endwise comprises a head assembly having a blade member pivotally mounting a pair of links adapted to engage the wood for augmenting the splitting action when strikers carried on the head member engag... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4362194 | Manually mobile firewood log splitter The device hereof comprises a manually mobile firewood log splitter adapted in the preferred embodiment version to be operable by a single individual upon relocatable movement thereof as needed from one use location to another, which device incorporates a... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4355671 | Wood splitting tool Wood splitting tool comprises head with handle secured thereto. Head includes wedge having wood engaging portion and opposite top surface portion. Pin is secured to wedge and extends outwardly from top surface portion thereof, and impact weight is slidabl... | 10/26/1982 |
