Reversible cask lid and cask assembly system
AssigneeBlue Spruce Crafts, LLC
InventorSylvan Stoltzfus
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Abstract
A cask lid and cask assembly system are provided. The cask lid includes a first cast lid plate and a second cask lid plate to allow for stack-ability of multiple casks. The cask assembly system includes a mount base, a pivot device, and an insertion board to allow for efficient production of multiple casks. A bottom disk, a center ring and a top ring of a cask are inserted into the cask assembly system where a plurality of staves are fixed. A pivot device of the cask assembly system enables the cask to rotate while fixing the staves. The cask lid is placed over the opening of the cask and is reversible to allow for multiple casks to be stacked.
Claims20
A cask comprising:
- a body having:
- a top ring;
- a bottom disk;
- a center ring positioned equidistance between the top ring and the bottom disk;
- a plurality of staves positioned around an outer edge of the bottom disk, an outer edge of the center ring and an outer edge of the top ring, the plurality of staves positioned apart from each and connecting the top ring, the bottom disk and the center ring;
- and
- a reversible lid with a first cask lid plate with a handle positioned on a top surface thereof and a second cask lid plate positioned on an opposite surface thereof and providing a means for supporting a stacking of a plurality of casks.
A cask assembly system for constructing a cask comprising:
- a mount base positioned on a top of a level surface and having a first leg and a second leg;
- a pivot device fastened to the first leg;
- an insertion board placed on top of the second leg fastened to the pivot device for rotation of a cask while in production, the insertion board having:
- a base insertion piece mounted at a first end of the insertion board;
- an upper hoop insertion piece mounted at a second end of the insertion board;
- and
- a middle hoop insertion piece mounted between the base insertion piece and the upper hoop insertion piece.
A method for constructing a cask comprising:
- a bottom disk of the cask is inserted into a base insert of a base securing block, an elongated fastener is inserted through an elongated fastener receiver of a base board and an incision is made in the bottom disk of the cask;
- a center ring of the cask is inserted into a middle insert of a middle hoop insertion piece;
- a top ring of the cask is inserted into a top insert located between an inner top board and an outer top board of an upper hoop insertion piece, the inner top board is fitted to a rear of the top ring, a top support block is placed over a top fastener receiver wherein a top fastener is threaded through the top fastener receiver, a washer and a fastener stabilizer of an inner fastener receiver block;
- a plurality of staves are placed along a length of the cask and are fixed to the bottom disk, the center ring and the top ring of the cask, the cask is rotatable by a pivot device, a fastener of an upper holding support member and the elongated fastener of the base insertion piece are loosened for removal of the cask, an inner top board is removed through a remaining opening in a central region of the cask;
- and the remaining opening is covered with at least one of the plurality of staves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.