US 11,986,858 B2
Lumber bin sorter
Isabelle St-Pierre, St-Prime (CA); Jean-Michel St-Pierre, St-Félicien (CA); Joélle St-Pierre, Laval (CA); and Michel St-Pierre, St-Prime (CA)
Assigned to 9374-4399 QUEBEC INC., St-Félicien (CA)
Appl. No. 17/597,075
Filed by 9374-4399 QUÉBEC INC., St-Félicien (CA)
PCT Filed Jul. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/050928
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/003562, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/870,982, filed on Jul. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297161 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B07C 5/14 (2006.01); B27B 31/08 (2006.01)
CPC B07C 5/14 (2013.01) [B27B 31/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bin sorter for sorting lumber, the bin sorter comprising:
a plurality of bins disposed in a side-by-side configuration, each bin comprising:
a pair of spaced-apart walls defining a compartment therebetween adapted to receive lumber, each compartment including a compartment inlet provided at a top end thereof, and a compartment outlet provided at a bottom end thereof, the compartment inlet and the compartment outlet extending along a length of the compartment between a first side and a second side thereof, at least one of the plurality of bins comprising a support assembly comprising:
a first support member having a first support base operatively connected to at least one of the spaced-apart walls proximate the first side of the compartment, and a first support arm connected to the first support base and extending within the compartment; and
a second support member having a second support base operatively connected to at least one of the spaced-apart walls proximate the second side of the compartment, and a second support arm connected to the second support base and extending within the compartment,
wherein each support member is vertically displaceable between the top end and the bottom end of the compartment, and the first support arm and the second support arm extend towards one another within the compartment and are adapted to support respective piles of lumber or cooperate with one another to support a single pile of lumber.