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US 4,827,994 AGranted
Barrel shaver
AssigneeS. Smith & Son Pty. Ltd.
InventorDarryl R. Whitford
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Abstract
A wooden wine barrel has one end removed, and is supported by and rotated by power driven support wheels. A router type cutter head extends into the barrel on an inner end of an arm which is pivoted at its outer end so that the cutter head can follow the contour of the barrel, and means to move the barrel longitudinally with respect to the arm (or vice versa) to effect relative longitudinal movement between the arm and barrel.
Claims10
A barrel shaver for removing a layer of wood and wine residue from the inside surface of a timber wine barrel, comprising a main frame assembly,
- barrel support means on the frame supporting a barrel for rotation, drive means coupled to said barrel to effect said barrel rotation,
- a cutter head assembly comprising a cutter motor, a router type cutter head coupled to a drive shaft of the cutter motor, an arm having one end supporting said cutter head assembly, means supporting the other end of the arm for pivotal movement relative to the frame,
- and means carried by the frame for so effecting relative longitudinal movement between the barrel and arm that the cutter head can traverse the inner surfaces of a rotating barrel and thereby remove a layer of wood and wine residue therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.