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 lobe, a lower lobe, and a valley section intermediate the lobes, a second heading having a second profile comprising an upper socket, a lower socket, and a ridge section intermediate the sockets, and the first profile for engaging the second profile for securing the headings together.
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A heading for use in forming a barrelhead having a water tight joint comprising an upper surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end, a first profile at the first end comprising an upper lobe, a lower lobe, a flat section intermediate the lobes, an upper socket portion adjacent the upper lobe with the upper socket portion extending to the upper surface, and a lower socket portion adjacent the lower lobe with the lower socket portion extending to the bottom surface, and a second profile at the second end comprising an upper socket, a lower socket, a flat section intermediate the sockets, an upper lobe portion adjacent to the upper socket with the upper lobe portion extending to the upper surface, and a lower lobe portion adjacent the lower socket with the lower lobe portion extending to the bottom surface.
A barrelhead having a water tight joint comprising:
- a first heading having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a first profile comprising an upper lobe, a lower lobe, a flat section intermediate the lobes, an upper socket portion adjacent the upper lobe with the upper socket portion extending to the upper surface, and a lower socket portion adjacent the lower lobe with the lower socket portion extending to the bottom surface;
- a second heading having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a second profile comprising an upper socket, a lower socket, a flat section intermediate the sockets, an upper lobe portion adjacent the upper socket with the upper lobe portion extending to the upper surface, and a lower lobe portion adjacent the lower socket with the lower lobe portion extending to the bottom surface;
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- the first profile for engaging the second profile for securing the headings together for forming a water tight joint.
A barrelhead having a water tight joint comprising:
- a first heading having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a first profile having a knob shaped tongue portion having an upper lobe, a lower lobe, a flat section intermediate the lobes, an upper socket portion adjacent the upper lobe with the upper socket portion extending to the upper surface, and a lower socket portion adjacent the lower lobe with the lower socket portion extending to the bottom surface;
- a second heading having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a second profile having a knob shaped socket portion having an upper socket, a lower socket, a flat section intermediate the sockets, an upper lobe portion adjacent the upper socket with the upper lobe portion extending to the upper surface, and a lower lobe portion adjacent the lower socket with the lower lobe portion extending to the bottom surface;
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- the first profile for engaging the second profile for securing the headings together for forming a water tight joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.