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A log or piece of cord wood is supported upright on a base member between two support members which are secured to the base member so that at least one support member is movable toward and away from the other. The base member is sufficiently large to permit a user to stand thereon to positionally st

A log or piece of cord wood is supported upright on a base member between two support members which are secured to the base member so that at least one support member is movable toward and away from the other. The base member is sufficiently large to permit a user to stand thereon to positionally stabilize the base member while a log is being split. The support members are prevented from moving inadvertently during splitting by various alternative means such as of frictionally engaging one or both support members in tracks, spring biasing the support members toward one another, positionally locking a movable support member or by detenting the support members in various positions. The support members have concave surfaces extending at least 90°around and sufficiently high so as to preclude movement of the log during splitting.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus for supporting a log in upright position to permit the log to be longitudinally split, said apparatus comprising: a base member having a top surface which is substantially horizontal in use; a pair of support members; and mounting means mounting said support members on said top surface of

Apparatus for supporting a log in upright position to permit the log to be longitudinally split, said apparatus comprising: a base member having a top surface which is substantially horizontal in use; a pair of support members; and mounting means mounting said support members on said top surface of said base member for relative movement of said support members in one horizontal dimension toward and away from one another to permit a log to be engaged between said support members, said mounting means including further means for preventing inadvertent relative movement between said support members when a log is supported therebetween; wherein said base member is sufficiently long in a second horizontal dimension perpendicular to the relative movement of said support members to permit a user of said apparatus to stand on said top surface and positionally stabilize said base member with the user\s weight while sledging a log supported on end between said support members. The method of supporting a log or piece of cord wood to be split comprising the steps of: supporting the log upright on a base member between two supports which are mutually re-positionable toward and away from one another; and positionally stabilizing the base member by standing thereon while splitting the supported log with a sledging action.