"The idea that cavalry will be replaced by these iron coaches is absurd. It is little short of treasonous."
Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Haig ; At a tank demonstration, 1916
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188646 | Kit to form a wood splitting apparatus A splitting wedge is provided for splitting wood. The wedge includes an upwardly facing impact surface, a collar adapted to slidably engage a vertical guide track and a downwardly facing cutting edge. The wedge is adapted to slide down the guide track and cut into a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7096901 | Manually operated apparatus for splitting wood Manually operated apparatus for splitting wood includes at least one axe-shaped blade vertically arranged on a support base. The at least one axe-shaped blade has an upward facing cutting edge. The axe-shaped blade is structured and arranged to receive thereon a low... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6705364 | Log splitting apparatus and method of use of the same A method and an apparatus for splitting logs which includes a combination of an impact wrench and a conical screw-form wedge. A first step involves providing an impact wrench and a conical screw-form wedge. A second step involves coupling the conical screw-form wedg... | 03/16/2004 |
| 4898220 | Conical screw auger machine for splitting a log of wood The wood splitting machine comprised of a rotating threaded cone, a longitudinal wedge disposed under the cone, and a table on top of which the log to be split is placed in front of the cone and wedge. The table top is rigid and the wedge is firmly fixed ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4646800 | Automated log splitter A log splitting apparatus and method for use in conjunction with a substantially horizontally mounted source of rotational power, such as the take off (20) and hitch lift unit (16) of a farm type tractor (10). The apparatus is disclosed in the form of a r... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4553576 | Wood splitting machine with a threaded rotating cone A log splitter has a rotatable cone driven by a reversible motor. A system of lever arms support a log in a V-shaped carrier positioned under the point of the cone. When the lever arm is operated, the log is pushed against the point of the rotating cone, ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4491164 | Impact driven wood splitter This invention comprises a portable impact driven log cone splitter mounted to a power source such as a chain saw power unit. The wood or log splitter is coupled to a chain saw power unit through an appropriate gearing arrangement in one preferred embodim... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4480666 | Material splitter An apparatus for splitting materials including wood, having rotating conical wedge elements which screw their way into the material thereby splitting and/or fracturing the material. The axes of rotation of the conical wedge members are closer together at ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4460027 | Log splitting device This invention is a log splitting device which is easily maneuvered over the log to be split whereupon the spiral, conical shaped splitting member bores into such log to split the same. Reverse or back-out mechanisms are also provided should an extremely ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4425950 | Log splitting apparatus A log splitting apparatus is provided having a rotatably driven splitter cone extending forwardly from a housing. A horizontal stabilizer base assembly extends forwardly from the bottom of the housing. The apparatus, optionally, rests directly on the grou... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4418731 | Adapter frame for roto-tillers A log splitter attachment for use with a garden tiller. The log splitter attachment is comprised of a frame portion which is releaseably attached to the roto-tiller drive shaft, a log splitting screw which is releaseably attached to the tiller drive shaft... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4403635 | Powered wood splitter with multiple work heads This is a powered device primarily used for the splitting of wood, but also can be used as a boring tool, and as a device for performing any number of functions wherein tools can be placed on a plurality of output heads to perform a variety of accomplishm... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4347881 | Wood splitting apparatus A rotatable threaded cone is secured at the front of a support mounting having a bevelled end which facilitates the passage of a block of wood split by the cone such that large blocks may be split in one operation without the need to withdraw the block to... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4335762 | Log splitter attachment for garden tiller This invention resides in a log splitter attachment for garden tiller, a unique bearing arrangement for same, and the combination of a garden tiller and such an attachment. The attachment includes a rigid ground engaging base frame having means thereon to... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4317476 | Wood splitting device A highly portable wood splitting device adapted to be powered by a self-propelled motor vehicle having driven wheels interconnected by a set of differential gears includes a pair of drive rollers driven by one of the vehicle wheels, at least one ramp to e... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4315534 | Wood splitter A wood splitter is provided particularly for splitting logs. The wood splitter is specifically designed for use with a power takeoff shaft and a three-point hitch of a tractor. The wood splitter includes a drive shaft comprising a hollow shaft and a rod-l... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4301847 | Attachment for conical woodsplitter An attachment for a conical woodsplitter comprises a rigid body having an outwardly radially diverging surface and a threaded tapered hole extending along its longitudinal axis adapted to be threadedly mated with the conical woodsplitter.... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4252166 | Log splitter A device for splitting a log of wood or other material comprising a pair of similar augers of generally conical configuration disposed on spaced parallel axes, preferably to rotate in opposite directions. The augers are mounted as a convenient, manually p... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4245683 | Protective contrivance for wood splitting machine A protective contrivance for a wood splitting machine with a rotatable splitting element and a work-table located under the splitting element. The work-table is provided with a table plate which extends towards and under the splitting element. The splitti... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4211265 | Log splitting apparatus A log splitting apparatus having a spiral-threaded, conical-surface splitter head is provided including a housing for supporting the splitter head in mechanically coupled, driving relationship to a power source. A log stop bar assembly is mounted on the s... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4188987 | Log splitting attachment Disclosed herein is an attachment adapted to be engaged to the power head of a chain saw, said attachment including chain reduction to drive a shaft terminating in a tapered screw. The shaft itself is provided with spline cuts along the longitudinal exter... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4160472 | Apparatus for splitting wood Apparatus is provided for splitting wood and specifically logs. The apparatus includes a conical splitting device which is attached to a vehicle wheel hub and is rotated as the wheel is driven. A separate mounting plate attaches the splitting device to th... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4141396 | Hydraulic log splitter A self-contained, or externally actuated, hydraulic log splitter which includes a frame on which is slidably mounted an assembly of a push plate secured at one end to a reversible hydraulic cylinder and at the other to a splitting table carrying logs whic... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4132255 | Tractor mounted log splitting apparatus A tractor mounted log splitting apparatus is provided having a log splitting tool and log stop bar and support assembly which are adapted for mounted interengagement with power drive means attached to the tractor and projecting laterally outward from a fr... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4053004 | Helical head comminuting shear A cutting machine to sever elongated wood particles or fiber masses to a predetermined length in one self-feeding and continuous operation. Said cutting machine reduces naturally formed and partially processed wood into particles of controlled length and ... | 10/11/1977 |
| 3993113 | Log splitting apparatus A log splitting apparatus for attachment to the powered wheel of a vehicle characterized by a base portion for removable attachment to the vehicle wheel, and an outer rotary end portion provided with a tapered auger means adapted to penetrate and effect s... | 11/23/1976 |