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US 5,174,461 AGranted
Wine barrel
OwnerStephen T. Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
A wine barrel provides a stainless steel barrel body having at least one removable end, with at least one circumferential stave holder member secured to the barrel inside surface. This stave holder bears a plurality of stave receiving portions for releasable capture of oak stave elements.
Claims6
A wine barrel comprising:
- a barrel body having a pair of ends, at least one of said ends being removable, said barrel body having an inside surface;
- at least one circumferential stave holder member secured to and extending completely around said barrel body inside surface, said circumferential stave holder member bearing a plurality of stave receiving portions;
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- at least one stave element conditioned for releasable capture by said stave receiving portion.
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A wine barrel comprising:
- a barrel body having a pair of ends, at least one of said ends being removable, said barrel body having an inside surface;
- at least one circumferential stave holder member composed of stainless steel and secured to said barrel inside surface, said circumferential stave holder member bearing at least one stave receiving portion;
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- at least one stave element conditioned for releasable capture by said stave receiving portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.