WINE BARREL
First Claim
1. A wine container comprising:
- a drum having a pair of opposing ends, at least one of the opposing ends being uncovered;
an end cover arranged in at least one of the uncovered drum ends, the end cover comprising;
a plurality of adjacent slats,a plurality of grooves formed along the end cover, anda plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of grooves, at least one rod being disposed in each of the plurality of grooves; and
a locking assembly that secures the end cover to one of the uncovered drum ends.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a barrel lid, such as a wood wine barrel lid, that inhibits and withstands warping and/or deformation. In one embodiment, the anti-warping wine barrel head comprises a plurality of adjacent slats, a plurality of staves where at least one stave disposed between each pair of adjacent slats, a plurality of grooves disposed on a top and/or bottom surface of the barrel head where each groove is oriented at an angle with respect to the plurality of slats, and a plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves where at least one rod is disposed in each of the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves. In some embodiments, staves are double flanged or rectangular, and rods have a half-round cross-section or triangular cross-section. In other embodiments, a gasket may span the periphery of the barrel lid, for example, along a lip thereof. In some embodiments, a locking ring is utilized to secure wine barrel lid to the container or drum.
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1. A wine container comprising:
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a drum having a pair of opposing ends, at least one of the opposing ends being uncovered; an end cover arranged in at least one of the uncovered drum ends, the end cover comprising; a plurality of adjacent slats, a plurality of grooves formed along the end cover, and a plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of grooves, at least one rod being disposed in each of the plurality of grooves; and a locking assembly that secures the end cover to one of the uncovered drum ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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