

It extends tightly around tires mounted on left and right wheels 42, 44 (shown in FIGS. The band saw blade 40 rotates at a high speed. The cantilevered supports 30 extend in a horizontal direction, and their top surfaces define a horizontal plane. A band saw 35 is mounted between the upstream and downstream ends 22, 24 and has a saw blade 40 extending across the top of the cantilevered supports 30 from the left side 26 to the right side 28. Elongated, parallel cantilevered supports 30 are supported at the downstream end 24 of the frame 20 and project to the upstream end 22. The basic components of the pallet dismantler 10 include a support frame 20 having an upstream end 22, a downstream end 24, left side 26, and right side 28. 1-7A show one embodiment of a pallet dismantler 10 made in accordance with the present invention. 7A is a side sectional view taken along line 7A- 7A of FIG. 1, shown in a third stage of dismantling a pallet andįIG. 7 is a top view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 6A is a side sectional view taken along line 6A- 6A of FIG. 1, shown in a second stage of dismantling a pallet įIG. 6 is a top view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 5B is an enlarged view of the portion 5B of FIG. 5A is a side sectional view taken along line 5A- 5A of FIG.

1, shown in a first stage of dismantling a pallet įIG. 5 is a top view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 4 is a right side view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 3 is an upstream view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of the portion 2A of FIG. 2 is a downstream perspective view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 1, with the feed conveyor removed for clarity įIG. 1A is a top view of the pallet dismantler of FIG. 1 is an upstream perspective view of one embodiment of a pallet dismantler made in accordance with the present invention įIG. In prior art pallet dismantling, saws, there typically has been a problem getting the saw blade aligned with the pallet so it cuts exactly at the intersection of the deck boards with the stringer boards in order to cut through the fasteners, such as nails or staples, while leaving the boards intact. Once the pallets have been used, it often is desirable to dismantle them, separating the boards from each other so they can be handled easily. The stringer boards lie parallel to each other and perpendicular to the deck boards and usually are 48 inches long. The deck boards lie parallel to each other and usually are 40 inches long. Generally, the pallet includes upper and lower sets of deck boards, which are nailed or stapled to a set of stringer boards between the upper and lower sets of deck boards. A pallet is a support structure typically constructed from wooden boards fastened together to form a framework that is useful for shipping and/or storing materials. The present invention relates to saws and, in particular, to a saw for dismantling pallets.
