Eugene L Woloveke

41459407, Mar 27, 1979

Jan 26, 1978

5/872501

Eugene L. Woloveke - Danville CA
Marvin M. Thompson - Alameda CA

B27B 538

83 68

A brake apparatus is disclosed for a motor driven saw blade, and includes a hub threadably attached at one end along its centerline axis to a drive motor, and attached to a saw blade via a flange formed on the other end of said hub, said hub having the shape of a cylinder. Also included are two brake shoes, one situated on each side of the hub, with each shoe including a brake pad portion thereon, such that when said brake shoes are actuated by brake actuation means operatively connected to said brake shoes, said shoes are caused to squeeze together to thereby brake rotative movement of said hub and therewith said saw blade. Means are also provided for adjusting the extent of brake shoe displacement during actuation as needed due to brake pad wear.

39840107, Oct 5, 1976

Sep 15, 1975

5/613200

Eugene L. Woloveke - Danville CA
Marvin M. Thompson - Alameda CA

Boise Cascade Corporation - Boise ID

B65G 5728

214 7

A truss stacking apparatus is disclosed which includes means for lifting successive horizontally disposed trusses off of a conveyor and for stacking the trusses in a generally upright orientation on a stacking skid. Guide means are disposed in the conveyor path for contacting the angularly arranged top chords of successive trusses to effect lateral shifting of the trusses toward lifting positions in which the trusses are lifted from the conveyor onto the skid. SU BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to handling equipment for wooden structural truss members, and more particularly to apparatus for raising horizontally disposed truss members off of a conveyor and for stacking the trusses in a generally upright position on a stacking skid. 2. Description of the Prior Art Prefabricated wood building components, such as roof and floor trusses, are used extensively in the building industry today, particularly for residential construction. Normally, a roof truss includes an elongate base chord to which a plurality of angularly arranged top chords are attached.