Device for capping a barrel
AssigneeInnovative Distilling Technologies, Inc.
InventorMark Joseph McKale
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Abstract
A capped barrel system includes a barrel for aging and a device for capping the barrel. The barrel includes a plurality of staves made of a wood suitable for aging liquids, a plurality of hoops for holding the staves together, a head having a flat circular top, a bunghole in the head, and a chime formed by raised ends of the staves. The device includes a lid sized to span across the head and beyond the chime, a flange extending downwardly from the lid for engaging an external side of the staves, an opening in the lid to generally align with the bunghole, and a closure sized to seal the opening.
Claims20
A capped barrel system comprising:
- a barrel for aging, the barrel including:
- a plurality of staves made of a wood suitable for aging liquids, a plurality of hoops for holding the staves together, a head having a flat circular top, a bunghole in the head, and a chime formed by raised ends of the staves;
- and
- a device for capping the barrel, the device including:
- a lid sized to span across the head and beyond the chime, the lid and the chime cooperating to provide a gas tight seal to the barrel,
- a flange extending downwardly from the lid for engaging an external side of the staves,
- an opening in the lid to generally align with the bunghole,
- a spout extending downwardly from the opening, the spout extending below the gas tight seal at the chime of the barrel and beyond the head through the bunghole and into the barrel,
- and a closure sized to seal the opening.
A capped barrel system comprising:
- a barrel for aging, the barrel including:
- a plurality of staves made of a wood suitable for aging liquids, a plurality of hoops for holding the staves together, a head having a flat circular top, and a bunghole in the head;
- and
- a device for capping the barrel, the device and the staves cooperating to provide a gas tight seal to the barrel, the device including:
- a lid sized to span across the head and beyond the chime,
- a flange extending downwardly from the lid for engaging an external side of the staves,
- a spout defining an opening in the lid that is generally aligned with the bunghole, and,
- a closure sized to seal the opening.
A capped barrel system comprising:
- a barrel for aging, the barrel including:
- a plurality of staves made of a wood suitable for aging liquids, a plurality of hoops for holding the staves together, a head having a flat circular top, a bunghole in the head;
- and
- a device for capping the barrel including:
- a lid sized to span across the head,
- a flange extending downwardly from the lid and cooperating with the staves to provide a gas tight seal to the barrel,
- a spout defining an opening in the lid that is generally aligned with the bunghole, and,
- a closure sized to seal the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.