Method for constructing log structure having log members with notches filled with plugs
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04B-001/10
E04G-021/14
B27M-003/00
출원번호
UP-0287998
(2005-11-28)
등록번호
US-7661230
(2010-04-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Peaco, Lawrence
대리인 / 주소
Pellegrini, Esq., Anthony D.
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An improved structure, whereby the log structure is comprised of at least two adjacent walls mated to form a corner, with each wall constructed of logs laid horizontally upon each other, the logs alternating between protruding and nonprotruding logs, such that the ends of the protruding logs of the
An improved structure, whereby the log structure is comprised of at least two adjacent walls mated to form a corner, with each wall constructed of logs laid horizontally upon each other, the logs alternating between protruding and nonprotruding logs, such that the ends of the protruding logs of the walls are interleaved, with the ends of the protruding logs of the first wall having notches cut from them to facilitate the mating of the first and second walls, and further comprising plugs to be inserted into the notches upon completion of assembly of the log structure, and a method for constructing same.
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I claim: 1. A method for constructing a log structure, said log structure comprising a first wall, said first wall having a side edge and comprising three or more log members, each said log member comprising an end and a top portion, said top portion being an uppermost portion of said log member wh
I claim: 1. A method for constructing a log structure, said log structure comprising a first wall, said first wall having a side edge and comprising three or more log members, each said log member comprising an end and a top portion, said top portion being an uppermost portion of said log member when said log member is oriented substantially horizontally, with one of the log members being a base log member, one of the log members being a top log member, and the remaining log members being first log members, with said base log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on a surface, with one said first log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on and affixed to said base log member, with each other said first log member and said top log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on top of and affixed to another said first log member, with said top log member being the topmost log member of said first wall, with the ends of all said first log members, the end of said base log member, and the end of said top log member forming the side edge of said first wall, with the base log member being a first protruding log member, substantially half the number of said first log members being first protruding log members, and the remaining said first log members being first nonprotruding log members, with the end of each first protruding log member extending laterally beyond the end of each first nonprotruding log member, and the end of each first protruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first protruding log member, and the end of each first nonprotruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first nonprotruding log member, with the first protruding log members and the first nonprotruding log members arranged in an alternating manner, and for each said first protruding log member, the end of said first protruding log member comprises a notch and a plug, whereby said notch is formed by the removal of a portion of the top portion of said first protruding log member at the end of said first protruding log member, said notch having a substantially vertical face and a substantially horizontal base, and said plug being a solid block corresponding in shape and dimension to the portion of the top portion of said first protruding log member removed to form said notch, whereby said plug is removably positioned within the notch; and a second wall, said second wall having a side edge and comprising three or more log members, each said log member having an end, with one of the log members being a second base log member and the remaining log members being second log members, with said second base log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on a surface, with one said second log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on and affixed to said second base log member, with each other said second log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on top of and affixed to another said second log member, with the ends of all said second log members and the end of said second base log member forming the side edge of said second wall, with the second base log member being a second nonprotruding log member, substantially half the number of said second log members being second nonprotruding log members, and the remaining said second log members being second protruding log members, with the end of each second protruding log member extending laterally beyond the end of each second nonprotruding log member, and the end of each second protruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second protruding log member, and the end of each second nonprotruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second nonprotruding log member, with the second nonprotruding log members and the second protruding log members arranged in an alternating manner; wherein the first wall is adjacent to and connected to the second wall, with the first protruding log members of the first wall interleaved with the second protruding wall members of the second wall, such that the side of the first wall and the side of the second wall form a corner of the log structure, and for each first protruding log member the plug is positioned within the notch; said method comprising the steps of: A. preparing the log members of the first wall, by performing the following sub-steps in any order: A1. cutting the base log member and substantially half the number of first log members to desired lengths, such that said base log member and said first log members have a suitable length to be utilized as first protruding log members, A2. cutting the remaining first log members to desired lengths, such that said remaining first log members have a suitable length to be utilized as first nonprotruding log members, and A3. cutting the top log member to a desired length, such that said top log member has a suitable length to be utilized as either a first protruding log member or as a first nonprotruding log member, as determined by and opposite to the first log member upon which the top log member will be placed; B. preparing all first protruding log members by, for each said first protruding log member, cutting a plug from the top portion of the end of said first protruding log member to form a notch and then removing said plug from said notch, whereby said plug is a solid block corresponding in shape and dimension to the portion of the top portion of said first protruding log member removed to form said notch, said plug having a width, depth, and height, the width of the plug being substantially equivalent to a horizontal cross-sectional diameter of said first protruding log member, the height of the plug being less than one half a vertical cross-sectional diameter of said first protruding log member, and the depth of the plug being substantially equivalent to the length of the end of said first protruding log member that extends laterally beyond the ends of adjacent first nonprotruding log members; C. assembling the first wall by performing the following sub-steps, in the specified order: C1. placing the base log member in a substantially horizontal position upon a surface, C2. placing one first nonprotruding log member upon the base log member, with the end of said base log member extending laterally beyond the end of said first nonprotruding log member, and affixing said first nonprotruding log member to the base log member, C3. placing a log member upon the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall, said newly placed log member being either a first protruding log member or a first nonprotruding log member, depending on and opposite to the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall, such that the first protruding log members and the first nonprotruding log members are arranged in an alternating manner, and affixing said newly placed log member to the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall, C4. repeating sub-step C3 for each remaining first log member, and C5. placing the top log member upon the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall and affixing said top log member to said most recently affixed log member, such that the end of each first protruding log member extends laterally beyond the end of each first nonprotruding log member, the end of each first protruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first protruding log member, and the end of each first nonprotruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first nonprotruding log member; D. preparing the log members of the second wall, by performing the following sub-steps in any order: D1. cutting the second base log member and substantially half the number of second log members to desired lengths, such that said second base log member and said second log members have a suitable length to be utilized as second nonprotruding log members, and D2. cutting the remaining second log members to desired lengths, such that said remaining second log members have a suitable length to be utilized as second protruding log members; E. assembling the second wall by performing the following sub-steps, in the specified order: E1. placing the second base log member in a substantially horizontal position upon a surface, E2. placing one second protruding log member upon the second base log member, with the end of said second protruding log member extending laterally beyond the end of said second base log member, and affixing said second protruding log member to the second base log member, E3. placing a log member of the second wall upon the log member of the second wall most recently affixed in place within the second wall, said newly placed log member being either a second nonprotruding log member or a second protruding log member, depending on and opposite to the log member most recently affixed in place within the second wall, such that the second nonprotruding log members and the second protruding log members are arranged in an alternating manner, and affixing said newly placed log member to the log member most recently affixed in place within the second wall, and E4. repeating sub-step E3 for each remaining second log member, such that the end of each second nonprotruding log member extends laterally beyond the end of each second protruding log member, the end of each second nonprotruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second nonprotruding log member, and the end of each second protruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second protruding log member; whereby steps A-C may be performed either before or after steps D-E; F. positioning the first wall as desired; G. positioning the second wall as desired adjacent to the first wall, such that the first protruding log members of the first wall are interleaved with the second protruding wall members of the second wall, such that the side of the first wall and the side of the second wall form a corner of the log structure; H. affixing the first wall to the second wall; and I. for each first protruding log member of the first wall, positioning one of said plugs cut from the one or more first protruding log members within the notch formed in said first protruding log member. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first wall is positioning as desired in Step F by use of a crane, and the second wall is positioning as desired in Step G by use of a crane. 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising Step J following Step I, as follows: J. for each said first protruding log member of the first wall, fixedly attaching the plug within the notch of said first protruding log member by one or more mechanical fasteners. 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising Step J following Step I, as follows: J. for each said first protruding log member of the first wall, fixedly attaching the plug within the notch of said first protruding log member by an adhesive. 5. A method for constructing a log structure, said log structure comprising a first wall, said first wall having a side edge and comprising three or more log members, each said log member comprising an end and a bottom portion, said bottom portion being a lowermost portion of said log member when said log member is oriented substantially horizontally, with one of the log members being a base log member, one of the log members being a top log member, and the remaining log members being first log members, with said base log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on a surface, with one said first log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on and affixed to said base log member, with each other said first log member and said top log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on top of and affixed to another said first log member, with said top log member being the topmost log member of said first wall, with the ends of all said first log members, the end of said base log member, and the end of said top log member forming the side edge of said first wall, with the base log member being a first nonprotruding log member, substantially half the number of said first log members being first nonprotruding log members, and the remaining said first log members being first protruding log members, with the top log member being a first protruding log member if the log member upon which the top log member is placed is a first nonprotruding log member and the top log member being a first nonprotruding log member if the log member upon which the top log member is placed is a first protruding log member, with the end of each first protruding log member extending laterally beyond the end of each first nonprotruding log member, and the end of each first protruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first protruding log member, and the end of each first nonprotruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first nonprotruding log member, with the first nonprotruding log members and the first protruding log members arranged in an alternating manner, and for each said first protruding log member, the end of said first protruding log member comprises a notch and a plug, whereby said notch is formed by the removal of a portion of the bottom portion of said first protruding log member at the end of said first protruding log member, said notch having a substantially vertical face and a substantially horizontal base, and said plug being a solid block corresponding in shape and dimension to the portion of the bottom portion of said first protruding log member removed to form said notch, whereby said plug is removably positioned within the notch; and a second wall, said second wall having a side edge and comprising three or more log members, each said log member having an end, with one of the log members being a second base log member and the remaining log members being second log members, with said second base log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on a surface, with one said second log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on and affixed to said second base log member, with each other said second log member suitably adapted to be positioned substantially horizontally and placed on top of and affixed to another said second log member, with the ends of all said second log members and the end of said second base log member forming the side edge of said second wall, with the second base log member being a second protruding log member, substantially half the number of said second log members being second protruding log members, and the remaining said second log members being second nonprotruding log members, with the end of each second protruding log member extending laterally beyond the end of each second nonprotruding log member, and the end of each second protruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second protruding log member, and the end of each second nonprotruding log member being substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second nonprotruding log member, with the second protruding log members and the second nonprotruding log members arranged in an alternating manner, wherein the first wall is adjacent to and connected to the second wall, with the first protruding log members of the first wall interleaved with the second protruding wall members of the second wall, such that the side of the first wall and the side of the second wall form a corner of the log structure, and for each first protruding log member the plug is positioned within the notch; said method comprising the steps of: A. preparing the log members of the first wall, by performing the following sub-steps in any order: A1. cutting the base log member and substantially half the number of first log members to desired lengths, such that said base log member and said first log members have a suitable length to be utilized as first nonprotruding log members, A2. cutting the remaining first log members to desired lengths, such that said remaining first log members have a suitable length to be utilized as first protruding log members, and A3. cutting the top log member to a desired length, such that said top log member has a suitable length to be utilized as either a first nonprotruding log member or as a first protruding log member, as determined by and opposite to the first log member upon which the top log member will be placed; B. preparing all first protruding log members by, for each said first protruding log member, cutting a plug from the bottom portion of the end of said first protruding log member to form a notch and then removing said plug from said notch, whereby said plug is a solid block corresponding in shape and dimension to the portion of the bottom portion of said first protruding log member removed to form said notch, said plug having a width, depth, and height, the width of the plug being substantially equivalent to a horizontal cross-sectional diameter of said first protruding log member, the height of the plug being less than one half a vertical cross-sectional diameter of said first protruding log member, and the depth of the plug being substantially equivalent to the length of the end of said first protruding log member that extends laterally beyond the ends of adjacent first nonprotruding log members; C. assembling the first wall by performing the following sub-steps, in the specified order: C1. placing the base log member in a substantially horizontal position upon a surface, C2. placing one first protruding log member upon the base log member, with the end of said first protruding log member extending laterally beyond the end of said base log member, and affixing said first protruding log member to the base log member, C3. placing a log member upon the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall, said newly placed log member being either a first protruding log member or a first nonprotruding log member, depending on and opposite to the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall, such that the first protruding log members and the first nonprotruding log members are arranged in an alternating manner, and affixing said newly placed log member to the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall, C4. repeating sub-step C3 for each remaining first log member, and C5. placing the top log member upon the log member most recently affixed in place within the first wall and affixing said top log member to said most recently affixed log member, such that the end of each first protruding log member extends laterally beyond the end of each first nonprotruding log member, the end of each first protruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first protruding log member, and the end of each first nonprotruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other first nonprotruding log member; D. preparing the log members of the second wall, by performing the following sub-steps in any order: D1. cutting the second base log member and substantially half the number of second log members to desired lengths, such that said second base log member and said second log members have a suitable length to be utilized as second protruding log members, and D2. cutting the remaining second log members to desired lengths, such that said remaining second log members have a suitable length to be utilized as second nonprotruding log members; E. assembling the second wall by performing the following sub-steps, in the specified order: E1. placing the second base log member in a substantially horizontal position upon a surface, E2. placing one second nonprotruding log member upon the second base log member, with the end of said second base log member extending laterally beyond the end of said second nonprotruding log member, and affixing said second nonprotruding log member to the second base log member, E3. placing a log member of the second wall upon the log member of the second wall most recently affixed in place within the second wall, said newly placed log member being either a second protruding log member or a second nonprotruding log member, depending on and opposite to the log member most recently affixed in place within the second wall, such that the second protruding log members and the second nonprotruding log members are arranged in an alternating manner, and affixing said newly placed log member to the log member most recently affixed in place within the second wall, and E4. repeating sub-step E3 for each remaining second log member, such that the end of each second nonprotruding log member extends laterally beyond the end of each second protruding log member, the end of each second nonprotruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second nonprotruding log member, and the end of each second protruding log member is substantially vertically aligned with the end of each other second protruding log member; whereby steps A-C may be performed either before or after steps D-L; F. positioning the first wall as desired; G. positioning the second wall as desired adjacent to the first wall, such that the first protruding log members of the first wall are interleaved with the second protruding wall members of the second wall, such that the side of the first wall and the side of the second wall form a corner of the log structure; H. affixing the first wall to the second wall; and I. for each first protruding log member of the first wall, positioning one of said plugs cut from the one or more first protruding log members within the notch formed in said first protruding log member. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first wall is positioning as desired in Step F by use of a crane, and the second wall is positioning as desired in Step G by use of a crane. 7. The method of claim 5 further comprising Step J following Step I, as follows: J. for each said first protruding log member of the first wall, fixedly attaching the plug within the notch of said first protruding log member by one or more mechanical fasteners. 8. The method of claim 5 further comprising Step J following Step I, as follows: J. for each said first protruding log member of the first wall, fixedly attaching the plug within the notch of said first protruding log member by an adhesive.
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