Supporting structure for storing and handling so-called “barriques”

A system for storing barriques, the system comprising:

• a first structure comprising at least one pair of first undulated saddles and a plurality of hollow longitudinal connecting bars, wherein each of said longitudinal connecting bars comprises a longitudinal hollow space, said longitudinal hollow space defining a longitudinal housing for a fork of a lifting device, said at least one pair of first undulated saddles being connected by said longitudinal connecting bars, each of said first saddles comprising an upper part, each of said first saddles being shaped in the upper part in such a way as to form at least two upper seats for two barriques arranged side by side and a lower seat for an underlying barrique, said lower seat being arranged in an intermediate position between said two upper seats, each of said first saddles comprising a lower part, said saddles forming extensions in said lower part for contacting two underlying flanked barriques, said first saddles being formed by two undulated section bars, one or more of said first saddles comprising a plurality of apertures, each of said connecting bars being connected to said first saddles, wherein each of said connecting bars is aligned with one of said apertures in at least one of said first saddles, said longitudinal hollow space of each of said connecting bars being in communication with said one of said apertures in said at least one of said first saddles;
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• a second structure comprising a pair of second saddles, each of said second saddles comprising a second upper part and a second lower part, said second upper part being shaped in such as a way as to form one seat for receiving one barrique, each of said second saddles comprising extensions in said second lower part for contacting two underlying barriques.

A supporting structure for storing barrels, comprising:

• a first hollow longitudinal connecting bar defining a first longitudinal space for receiving one fork of a lifting device;
• a second hollow longitudinal connecting bar comprising a second longitudinal space for receiving another fork of the lifting device;
• a first support element comprising a first arcuate portion;
• a second support element comprising a second arcuate portion, said first arcuate portion and said second arcuate portion defining a means for receiving one barrel, one or more of said first support element and said second support element comprising a plurality of apertures, said first support element being connected to said second support element via said first hollow longitudinal connecting bar and said second hollow longitudinal connecting bar, said first hollow longitudinal bar being aligned with one of said apertures in said one or more of said first support element and said second support element, said second hollow longitudinal bar being aligned with another one of said apertures in said one or more of said first support element and said second support element, said first longitudinal space being in communication with said one aperture in said one or more of said first support element and said second support element, said second longitudinal space being in communication with said another one of said apertures in said one or more of said first support element and said second support element, said first hollow longitudinal connecting bar and said second hollow longitudinal connecting bar defining a means for receiving a force from one or more forks of the lifting device and for distributing the force to said first support element and said second support element.