Wood Sawing Attachment for Automobiles (Patent No: 504204)

Inventor: Key, James A. (assignee)

Location: Cardston

Comments: N/A

Description: Datis J. Slewart, Magrath, Alberta, Canada, assignor of one-half to James A. Key, Cardsion, Alberta, Canada. Application July 15, 1952, Serial No. 633,822
2 Claims

1. A wood saw attachment for automobiles comprising a frame adapted to be attached to the exterior of the automobile and extend upwardly therefrom, a universal driving connection adapted to be connected to the crankshaft of the engine of the automobile, a transmission connected to said driving connection, a pulley driven by said transmission, a shaft, a pulley on each end of said shaft, a belt drive connected between the pulley driven by the transmission and the pulley on one end of said shaft, a swing saw connected to the shaft to swing about the same and toward the side of the automobile, and a table for supporting a log connected to the frame and; adapted to retain the log so that it will be traversed by the swing saw as it is pivoted upon the shaft, said frame extending upwardly from the front of the automobile and rearwardly and connected to the rear of the automobile, said shaft extending along the top of the frame above the vehicle, said swing saw being connected to the rear end of the shaft to be suspended therefrom and to swing outwardly to cut a log, and said log supporting table extending laterally over the rear wheel of the automobile and said shaft being releasably secured to the top of the frame, means for supporting the shaft including ball bearing elements, a separable strap for retaining the ball bearing elements and said strap being secured to the frame, said strap being retained about the ball bearing elements by a clamping bolt.

2. In combination, a vehicle including a top, a power plant, a transmission box arranged adjacent said power plant and operatively connected thereto, a drive shaft extending forwardly from said transmission box, a manually operable lever for controlling the speed of said drive shaft, a pulley wheel mounted on said drive shaft, a frame extending longitudinally across the top of said vehicle, pedestals connecting said frame to the front and rear of the vehicle, a driven shaft supported by said frame and detachably connected thereto, a pulley wheel mounted on said driven shaft, a belt trained over said pulley wheels, a swing saw arm connected to the rear end of said driven shaft, a saw blade carried by the lower end of said arm, belt and pulley means connecting said saw blade to said driven shaft, a hand wheel pivotally connected to the rear of said vehicle, a link pivotally connecting said hand wheel to said arm whereby movement of said hand wheel will cause said link to move said saw into a log to be cut, a log supporting table arranged along one side of said vehicle and hingedly connected to the frame in the path of the swing saw, a plurality of rollers arranged along said table, and legs detachably connected to said table.