Fluid container

A stackable barrel for fluid products comprising:

• a single wall metal shell having a substantially cylindrical body and top and bottom end walls which have a convex shape;
• an external base member made of a resilient material and secured to said bottom end wall, said base member including a substantially cylindrical side wall portion and a base portion including a ring section and a recessed inner section, said ring section being provided with a pair of concentric spaced ribs at its outer surface;
• an external top member made of a resilient material and secured to said top end wall, said top member including a substantially cylindrical side wall portion and a top portion including a ring section having a planar top surface, said top member ring section top surface being sized to be of a width less than the distance between said base member pair of spaced ribs to permit stacking;
• and,
• handle means for lifting the barrel, said handle means including at least one first handle defined by a handle aperture provided in said base member, and at least one second handle defined by a handle aperture provided in said top member.

A stackable beer keg comprising:

• a single wall metal barrel having a substantially cylindrical side wall and top and bottom end walls;
• a foot ring including a substantially cylindrical side wall portion and a base portion including a ring section and a recessed inner section, said ring section being provided with a pair of concentric spaced tapered ribs along its outer surface;
• a collar including a substantially cylindrical side wall portion and a top portion including a tapered ring section, a free end of said ring section being suitably sized to fit between said base portion spaced ribs to permit stacking;
• securing means for securing said foot ring to an exterior surface of said barrel bottom end wall and said collar to an exterior surface of said barrel top end wall, respectively;
• and,
• a plurality of handles defined on the keg to permit lifting thereof, said handles including a first pair of opposed handles defined on said foot ring and a second pair of opposed handles defined on said collar, said foot ring and collar being made of a plastic material which is shock absorbent to resist damage caused by drops during handling.