# US 2017/0283753 A1 · Unknown

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- Number: US 2017/0283753 A1
- Document ID: US20170283753A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/478,546
- Filed: 2017-04-04
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-04
- Assignees: Seguin Moreau & C°
- Applicants: Seguin Moreau & C°
- Inventors: Benoit VERDIER; Andrei PRIDA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170283753A1

## CPC

- C12H 1/22: Ageing or ripening by storing, e.g. lagering of beer
- B27H 5/00: Manufacture of tubes, coops, or barrels (from veneer strips or sheets B27D1/00)
- B27K 5/001: {Heating}
- C12G 3/06: with flavouring ingredients
- C12G 2200/21: Wine additives, e.g. flavouring or colouring agents
- C12H: PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (simulation ageing by flavouring C12G3/06)
- B27H: BENDING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COOPERAGE; MAKING WHEELS FROM WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL
- B27K: PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; coating wood or similar material B44D); CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
- C12G: WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (beer C12C); PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H

## Abstract

A wooden container provided for the maturation of a wine or a spirit, comprising wood pieces (6) elongated in the direction of the wood fibers, assembled together in the width in order to constitute a closed container, characterized in that it includes at least one wood piece (6) which has an inner surface in which at least one groove (36) is arranged forming an angle relative to the wood fibers representing the longitudinal axis of growth of the shaft, in order to obtain a cut of these fibers intended to be exposed to the liquid.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wooden container provided for the maturation of a wine or a spirit, comprising
wood pieces elongated in a direction of the wood fibers, assembled together in order to constitute a closed container,
at least one heat-treated bottom piece which has an inner surface in which at least one groove is arranged forming an angle relative to the wood fibers representing a longitudinal axis of growth of a shaft, in order to obtain a cut of these fibers intended to be exposed to the liquid.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wooden container according to claim 1, wherein the grooves are disposed perpendicularly to the direction of the wood fibers.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wooden container according to claim 1, wherein a depth of the grooves is less than or equal to half a thickness of the wood pieces.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The wooden container according to claim 3, wherein the depth of the grooves is about five millimeters.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wooden container according to claim 1, wherein the spacing between two grooves is greater than ten millimeters.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The wooden container according to claim 1, wherein the cross section of the grooves forms a rectangle.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The wooden container according to claim 1, further comprising a shell forming a closed contour, comprising on an inner surface closed continuous grooves along this contour.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A method for manufacturing a wooden container according to claim 1, further comprising a step for machining grooves on bottoms including bottom pieces assembled together.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A renovation method for obtaining a wooden container according to claim 1, comprising a step of exchanging bottoms or staves by pieces having on the inner surface grooves intended to be exposed to the liquid.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

A method for manufacturing a wooden container according to claim 8, wherein the wood pieces are heat-treated beforehand prior to the assembling of the container.