Patents Assigned to Ellis ENZ Splits, LLC
  • Spiked plate
    Patent number: 7721400
    Abstract: A plate (10) with spikes (11) projecting therefrom to impale a log on respective opposite sides of a crack (20) in the end of the log and wherein the plate has pull tabs (18, 19) integral therewith and grippingly engageable by a tool (30) used to remove the plate from the end of the log. A tool for inserting and removing the plate from the log includes means (37) for driving and means (33) for removing the plate from the log including a slot (35) adjacent the impact end of the tool and into which the pull tab on the plate is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Ellis ENZ Splits, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Parent, Daniel L. Day