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US 8,016,144 B2Granted
Wood joint for a barrelhead
OwnerDonald Obergoennerinventor
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Abstract
A wood joint is disclosed which comprises a first heading having a first profile comprising an upper socket, a lower socket, and a flat section intermediate the sockets, a second heading having a second profile comprising an upper socket, a lower socket, and a flat section intermediate the sockets, and a spline member having a pair of tongue portions with each of the tongue portions having an upper lobe and a lower lobe, the spline member for fitting within the first profile and the second profile.
Claims7
A barrelhead having a water tight wood joint comprising:
- a first heading having a first profile comprising an upper rounded socket, a lower rounded socket, and a flat section intermediate the rounded sockets;
- a second heading having a second profile comprising an upper rounded socket, a lower rounded socket, and a flat section intermediate the rounded sockets;
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- a spline member having a pair of rounded tongue portions with each of the rounded tongue portions having an upper lobe, a lower lobe, and a flat section intermediate the upper lobe and the lower lobe, the spline member for fitting within the first profile and the second profile.
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