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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886785 | Machine and method for installing curved hardwood flooring The present invention relates to the art of installing hardwood flooring while maintaining the wood grain in the direction of any bends required to conform to a curved structure. More particularly, the invention pertains to a machine and method for installing curved... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7093350 | Truss fabrication system with obstruction detection device A truss fabrication system for fabricating trusses includes a table, a gantry press and an obstruction detection device. A top of the table receives truss components arranged with at least some connector plates engaging at least some of the truss members. The gantry... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6571841 | Unit and method for bending wood Wood is bent using a unit and a method in which a continuous and uninterrupted curved path is defined over a workpiece-supporting surface and form and clamp blocks are electromagnetically attached to the workpiece-supporting surface adjacent to the path. ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6330894 | Wood bending jig A jig having particularly advantageous application in the construction of custom spiral staircases. The jig for bending a wooden board comprises: a trunk; and, multiple arms each arm having an inner end portion releasably attached to the trunk and an oute... | 12/18/2001 |
| 5562138 | Bowing press A bowing press apparatus which includes a subassembly. The subassembly comprises a housing, a mandrel supported by the housing, a wiper plate connected to said housing and capable of pivoting with respect to said mandrel, and an actuator that exerts a for... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558143 | Variable radius bowing press A variable radius bowing press including a mandrel, a mandrel support and a subassembly. The subassembly comprises a housing, a wiper plate capable of pivoting with respect to the mandrel, and an actuator that exerts a force against the wiper plate, causi... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5293961 | Method and apparatus for fabricating arcuate wooden structures An apparatus for fabricating arched wooden structures such as headers for window and door jambs, said apparatus comprising a mandrel table having a planar bed from which a plurality of rigid arms upwardly extend. Each of the arms is movable on the bed so ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5291927 | Device for truing planks An apparatus for truing twisted wooden boards by twisting them in an oppoe direction, comprises an upper set of parallel plates and a lower set of parallel plates. A channel is formed between opposing edges of the upper and lower plates. The upper plates... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5199475 | Device for shaping curved components A device for shaping an optionally pressing curved components, such as curved beams of glued laminated girders, is provided which, in a modular type of construction, comprises at least two clamping devices on a base, which are movable. Each clamping devic... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5158124 | Double-end round top component cut-off saw A machine for cutting off the waste end portions of semi-circular or semi-elliptical members used for framing windows. The curved members are held in the desired fixed relationship by clamping members and saw mechanisms are transversely movable adjacent e... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5123465 | Method of making a drum shell or other such circumferential component A method of making a drum shell or other such circumferential component from a single piece of wood which serves as a starting blank. This method comprises the steps of steam heating the blank a first time to a predetermined temperature and, thereafter, w... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5111861 | Apparatus for cambering wood trusses A plurality of wood truss members and metal connector plates are assembled on a relatively flat conveyor surface and are transported to a first pressing station having two pairs of pressing rollers for partially embedding the connector plates into the woo... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4984961 | Method for handling and transporting logs from felling site to consumer, and road vehicle for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for handling and transporting logs from felling site to consumer, the logs being loaded at the felling site on a cross-country vehicle (1) which carries the logs to a landing where they are unloaded and loaded anew, viz. ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4909889 | Wood laminating fixture A wood bending and laminating fixture for forming curved millwork members, particularly such members utilized to construct windows having curved tops. An adjustable height platform receives interchangeable plywood form plates of a variety of desired shape... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4886568 | Adjustable radius wood laminating fixture An adjustable radius wood laminate bending and gluing fixture for forming curved wood workpieces from laminate stacks by compressing the laminate stacks between two flexible bands which are drawn against adjustably positionable stanchions which define the... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4793392 | Bending device A bending device for curving sheet-like members, comprising a row of double roller clamp means, each having a pair of parallel rollers adapted to receive and clamp the sheet-like member therebetween. Hinge means are located between each adjacent pair of c... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4711281 | Curved wood bending machine A curved wood bending machine for bending solid, veneered or laminated wooden members has a support frame with a generally planar top member on which a plurality of guide rails are connected in predetermined circumferential relationship and radial planes ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4495019 | Plywood bending An integral wood veneer strip having first, second, and third mutually generally perpendicular portions is produced simply and easily. A number of similarly shaped thin strips of wood, with adhesive between them, are placed together to form a linear lamin... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4484609 | Wedge die for producing bent plywood A wedge die is provided for shaping plywood or the like into a desired configuration. It includes a female die section having a body member with a channel defined therein. The channel has opposing inwardly tapered walls and an inner surface connecting the... | 11/27/1984 |
