EP1066772B1 - Support structure for wine barrels - Google Patents
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- EP1066772B1 EP1066772B1 EP19990500111 EP99500111A EP1066772B1 EP 1066772 B1 EP1066772 B1 EP 1066772B1 EP 19990500111 EP19990500111 EP 19990500111 EP 99500111 A EP99500111 A EP 99500111A EP 1066772 B1 EP1066772 B1 EP 1066772B1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
- A47B81/007—Racks for cylindrical or barrel-like objects, e.g. casks, rolls
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- the present invention refers to a support structure for barrels, specially devised for application in large wine cellars, to enable the stacking of same, resting in a stable horizontal position, without said barrels having to withstand the weight of those stacked above them, since the support structure has a modular configuration, and is essentially designed to support two barrels arranged collaterally, such that only the support structures, coupled together when stacked, take the weight above them, while the barrels only support their own load.
- the object of the invention is to achieve a maximum structural simplification of said support structure, with the attendant cost savings, without impairing its functional performance; it allows the handling of the supports with a forklift truck or similar equipment to stack and unstack the support structures; it provides for perfect stabilisation of the barrels and a quincunx arrangement, once the support modules have been coupled together after assembly inside the cellar, thus providing optimum access to any of the barrels.
- the next row has the barrels resting between the barrels in the lower row, in a quincunx arrangement, using wooden chocks to keep them in position.
- the barrels are thus stacked up to as many rows as required, with the obvious limit of the height of the cellar.
- Figure 3. Shows a perspective view of the support featured in the previous figures, in this case supporting two barrels.
- the barrel support described by the present invention comprises four saddle pieces (1), with an essentially prismatic-rectangular shape, featuring a wide upper opening (2), of suitable dimensions to enable it to easily accommodate the prongs of a forklift truck in order to handle the whole support assembly, with or without load; on each saddle piece (1), below the aforesaid opening (2), there is a receptacle (3), with an opening on its underside and tapering upwards, defined, for example, by a number of inner walls (4) forming the lateral surfaces of a quadrangular pyramid.
- the specific purpose of said pyramid-shaped receptacles (3) in the saddle pieces is to ensure the correct centering of the supports when these are stacked on top of one another, thus ensuring that they are suitably stabilised in a transverse direction.
- Each saddle piece (1) is joined, on its upper base (5) to a framework consisting of two lower tubes (6) diverging upwards, which make up the first section, having an invented isosceles trapezium shape, of suitable dimensions to accommodate the corresponding end of the barrel (7), such that said barrel rests tangentially on the middle part of the aforesaid tubes (6), which may be reinforced in their lower part by means of a crosspiece (8), and whose upper ends (9) have a spacing slightly greater than the maximum diameter of the barrels (7) for which the support has been designed; onto the upper end (9) of the diverging tubes (6) are fitted other tubes (10) which rise vertically, parallel to each other, having at their free end a rounded appendix (11), such that these vertical tubes (10) act as spacers in the barrel stacking arrangement.
- these tubes must be of a suitable length so that, together with the height of the saddle pieces (1) the supports, and hence the barrels, are stacked with a suitable vertical spacing between them.
- Each saddle piece (1), with its framework (6-10) is fitted in a coplanar fashion to another identical assembly, since the support is designed to accommodate two barrels (7), and these two frameworks with their saddle pieces, located, for example, at the front of the support, is joined to another pair of frameworks at the rear, by means of a number of crosspieces (12) suitably fitted onto the angle points (9) of said frameworks, the length of the crosspieces being approximately the same as that of the longitudinal axis of the barrels (7), such that the barrel ends may rest on the respective frameworks (6).
- Such a design provides a support structure with four saddle pieces (1), which may be resting directly on the floor, providing perfect stability to the support structure and its load, and further enabling the easy stacking of said supports, by coupling the free upper end of the vertical tubes (10) with the saddle pieces (1) of the supports on top of them, which saddles have openings of great size and provide for perfect self-centering, thanks to the receptacles (3) in the saddle pieces having the shape of a truncated pyramid or another similar shape, as well as perfect transverse stability, since the supports fit in an transversally overlapping arrangement, which leads to the same overlap between adjacent rows of barrels (7) such that there is optimum access to the upper part of each barrel, not only because of its being laterally offset relative to the barrels immediately above, it, but also because the actual support does not hinder access to said upper part of the barrel, which is left essentially clear, thanks to the shape of the support structure and more specifically the wide triangular space (13) between each pair of frameworks (6) of the support.
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Description
- Little safety in the stability of the barrels, since such stability is achieved only by means of the wooden chocks, and should these 'fail', this would result in the barrels rolling sideways, which would cause the whole stacked arrangement to collapse. This constitutes a safety hazard for any workers present inside the cellar at the time, and would entail a considerable financial loss.
- Barrels stacked in rows resting on each other are difficult to handle.
- The barrels in the lower rows must withstand the weight of all the barrels above them. Barrels are evidently constructed taking into account their intended use and the weight of their contents when full. Therefore, barrels are normally not made to withstand great weights and hence stacking, as described above, may cause deformation and even damage to the barrels.
Claims (2)
- A support structure for wine barrels, specifically designed for application in large cellars for holding wine ageing barrels, featuring a structure whereby a single support structure accommodates two barrels, said structure is characterised by comprising four saddle pieces (1) for resting on the ground or on other supports, onto each of which there is joined a framework comprising two lower tubes (6) clearly diverging upwards, and two upper or end vertical tubes (10) perpendicular to the plane on which the saddle pieces (1) are resting; every pair of these frameworks (6-10) forms a coplanar arrangement, with the frameworks linked together by means of the adjacent vertical tubes (10), while the other pair of frameworks is located in a plane parallel to the former one, and linked to the other pair by means of a number of crosspieces (12) considerably shorter in length than the longitudinal axis of the barrels, while the inclination of the diverging tubes (6) of the various frameworks is such as to ensure that the barrels (7) rest on the middle part of same, their length being such that the spacing between the upper tubes (10) is large enough to enable the barrels (7) to be introduced between them and rested on the suitable support elements, the various supports can be stacked upon each other by coupling the free upper end of the vertical tubes (10) with the saddle pieces (1) of the supports on top of them.
- Support structure for wine barrels, as per claim 1, characterised by the fact that each saddle piece (1) is essentially prismatic-rectangular in shape and features on its upper part a wide opening (2) through which can be inserted the prongs of a forklift truck or a similar device, and on its lower part a receptacle (3), open at its bottom part and tapering upwards, preferably with a pyramid shape, which receptacle (3) is intended to accommodate the free end of the vertical tubes (10) when the various supports are stacked upon each other; for this purpose, said vertical tubes (10) are provided at their free ends with rounded protuberances (11) which fit in the bottom of the receptacles (3).
Priority Applications (7)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PT99500111T PT1066772E (en) | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 | SUPPORT FOR PIPES |
EP19990500111 EP1066772B1 (en) | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 | Support structure for wine barrels |
DE1999606499 DE69906499T2 (en) | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 | Support structure for wine barrels |
ES99500111T ES2169713T3 (en) | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 | SUPPORT FOR BARRELS. |
US09/535,094 US6360903B1 (en) | 1999-05-26 | 2000-03-24 | Support for casks |
US10/094,107 US6536612B2 (en) | 1999-05-26 | 2002-03-08 | Support for casks |
US10/094,164 US6523706B2 (en) | 1999-05-26 | 2002-03-08 | Support for casks |
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EP19990500111 EP1066772B1 (en) | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 | Support structure for wine barrels |
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EP1066772A1 EP1066772A1 (en) | 2001-01-10 |
EP1066772B1 true EP1066772B1 (en) | 2003-04-02 |
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EP19990500111 Expired - Lifetime EP1066772B1 (en) | 1999-05-26 | 1999-07-06 | Support structure for wine barrels |
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DE (1) | DE69906499T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2169713T3 (en) |
PT (1) | PT1066772E (en) |
Cited By (1)
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EP3424846A1 (en) | 2017-07-04 | 2019-01-09 | Universidad de Talca | Apparatus for overturning a vessel |
Families Citing this family (5)
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ES1056198Y (en) | 2003-11-13 | 2004-12-16 | Sagarte Sa | SUPPORT FOR BARRELS. |
DE602004004872T2 (en) * | 2003-11-13 | 2007-12-20 | Sagarte S.A., Lacunza | cask support |
ES2251319B1 (en) | 2004-10-15 | 2007-03-16 | Luis Gracia Sistemas, S.L. | MODULAR DEVICE FOR THE SUPPORT OF BARRELS. |
ES1164583Y (en) * | 2016-07-21 | 2016-12-05 | Alsilo Almacena Y Fluye S L | BARREL SUPPORT DEVICE |
US11974667B2 (en) * | 2020-04-08 | 2024-05-07 | Koetter-Rax, Llc | Modular storage system for barrels |
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DE1191543B (en) * | 1959-04-21 | 1965-04-22 | Victor Gresser | Support frame for hanging a horizontally arranged cylindrical container, especially for beer or cider |
US3559812A (en) * | 1969-02-12 | 1971-02-02 | Dyson & Sons | Storage rack construction |
US3590752A (en) * | 1969-02-19 | 1971-07-06 | Thomas N De Pew | Loading rack |
US5332099A (en) * | 1992-01-17 | 1994-07-26 | Harvest Fuel, Inc. | Feed barrel |
FR2688127B1 (en) * | 1992-03-05 | 1995-07-07 | David Ets Georges | RACK FOR THE STORAGE OF BOTTLES. |
DE69906495T2 (en) | 1999-05-26 | 2004-04-08 | Sagarte S.A., Lacunza | Bearing bracket for barrels |
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- 1999-07-06 PT PT99500111T patent/PT1066772E/en unknown
- 1999-07-06 DE DE1999606499 patent/DE69906499T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-07-06 EP EP19990500111 patent/EP1066772B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-07-06 ES ES99500111T patent/ES2169713T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP3424846A1 (en) | 2017-07-04 | 2019-01-09 | Universidad de Talca | Apparatus for overturning a vessel |
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PT1066772E (en) | 2003-07-31 |
ES2169713T3 (en) | 2003-11-01 |
ES2169713T1 (en) | 2002-07-16 |
DE69906499D1 (en) | 2003-05-08 |
DE69906499T2 (en) | 2004-03-04 |
EP1066772A1 (en) | 2001-01-10 |
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