EP1036525A1 - Improvements in wine barrel racks - Google Patents
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- EP1036525A1 EP1036525A1 EP99500215A EP99500215A EP1036525A1 EP 1036525 A1 EP1036525 A1 EP 1036525A1 EP 99500215 A EP99500215 A EP 99500215A EP 99500215 A EP99500215 A EP 99500215A EP 1036525 A1 EP1036525 A1 EP 1036525A1
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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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- This invention refers to the improvements incorporated in wine barrel racks, which are used in large wine cellars to be precise. These improvements permit the accumulation of barrels, stably supported in horizontal position without them to withstand the weight of those arranged above them; as the load of each and every one of the barrels is transferred directly towards the floor via the structure defined by the racks. In other words, the barrels are only required to support their individual load.
- the invention improvements are designed to facilitate the mobility of each of the barrels within the within the corresponding rack.
- the subsequent barrel levels are obtained by resting the barrels in between each other so they finish arranged in quincunxes, always equipped with wedges, and piled up as high as necessary, limited logically by the height of the cellar.
- the petitioner himself is the owner of the Spanish utility model U 9801070, describing a wine barrel rack.
- This consists of a rectangular shaped metal structure, constituting the rack base, equipped with the corresponding apices of vertically orientated tubular sections destined for immobile coupling of vertical posts or columns acting as separators in the piling up between the racks, whose length must obviously be greater than the maximum diameter of the barrels, including the mentioned base with leg supports on the rack posts immediately below, plus a metal structure constituting the base of each rack in relation to the crossbeams, with cross-sections or rods appropriately shaped to form cavities for perfect stabilisation of the barrels.
- each rack accommodates two laterally adjacent, perfectly stabilised barrels on the mentioned cross-sections or rods attached to the base structure.
- On top of this pair of barrels others can be arranged, resting only the legs of each one on top of the posts immediately below, with the metal structures sufficiently separated so the barrels are physically independent of each other.
- the invention improvements consist of replacing the cross-sections or rods for the seating and stabilisation of the barrels for pairs of wheels assembled with free rotation on short arms, in such a way the said wheels become barrel supports, allow free rotation of the same on their own axis with minimum effort as previously mentioned.
- the said arms will adopt oblique arrangements, preferably radials in relation to the barrel, for the purpose of an optimum transmission of efforts towards the rack structure.
- the said wheels be sufficiently resistant to withstand the barrel load, but at the same time of a material sufficiently soft, so as not to mark or damage the barrel surface, both in the stable position of the same, as when it is subjected to a rotary movement.
- the posts acting as separators between the racks can be folded onto the base structure, instead of being dismountable, for the purpose of facilitating and simplifying the rack folding operations during its storage and transport when empty, as well as facilitating its unfolding, i.e., converting it to the operative position.
- the rack according to the invention improvements is structured on a base platform (1) preferably metal, set on crossbeams and head beams conferring it structural rigidity, to withstand the loads to which it is to be subjected, defining a rectangular shape with appropriate dimensions for a pair of barrels (2).
- Its apices are attached to corresponding vertical posts (3).
- its upper end surpasses the highest barrel level (2), in such a way that the posts act as separators in the piling up between racks, transmitting the efforts directly between them, through the said posts (3), without the barrels (2) being affected by the load placed on top of them.
- the said posts (3) could be hollow free ends with its bottom end having a wedge (4) that can be plugged into the said hollow ends, to stabilise the assembly in the light of possible forces tending to create transverse displacements between the racks.
- the arms (6) will preferably have a tilted arrangement, clearly radial in relation to the barrel (2) they have to support, for the purpose of improving the transmission of efforts towards the base structure (1) due to the barrel's own weight including its contents.
- the axes (8) of the wheels (7) must also adopt an oblique position, in such a way they finish parallel to the barrel's imaginary tangent at its point of contact on the wheel with the same.
- the wheels (7) have to be of sufficiently resistant material to withstand the efforts to which they are to be subjected, yet at the same time sufficiently soft so as not to mark the external surface of the barrel, both when resting stably on the wheels and when subjected to a rotary movement on their own axis.
- the posts (3) are attached to the base structure (1) via articulated joints (9) enabling their tilting between two limit positions.
- a tilting on its own base structure (1) corresponding to the storage, transport situation i.e. when the rack is inoperative; and the other, that represented in figure 1, where it adopts a vertical arrangement, which under no circumstance may be surpassed in an outward direction.
- the tilting axis (9) for the posts (3) may be clearly situated above the lower end of the same, in such a way that the said lower end rests against the corresponding end of the base structure (1), acting as a tilt buffer limit going outwards, for the said posts.
- any other limit system may be used provided it establishes the said limits.
Abstract
Description
- The stability of the barrels lacks security, since this is exclusively obtained by means of wedges, which in the event of these "failing", the barrels would obviously move, in other words collapse, involving the subsequent accident risk of the workers engaged in their tasks within the cellar, not to mention the economic cost involved.
- Barrels, which are piled up forming different levels, all resting against each other implies handling difficulties.
- The barrels on the lowest levels are obliged to withstand the weight of the higher ones. Naturally, a barrel is manufactured in relation to its function and the load of its contents when full. Therefore, barrels are normally not designed to withstand heavy weights, which means that when are piled up as set out above, they may become deformed or damaged.
Claims (5)
- Improvements in the barrel racks, particularly in racks set on a rectangular shaped base structure, preferably metal, defining seatings for a pair of barrels, laterally adjacent from whose apices emerge posts acting as separators in the piling up between racks. The said seatings for each barrel (2) consist of on four wheels (7) assembled with free rotation at the end of the respective arms (6) conveniently fitted to the base structure (1), in such a way, the said wheels (7), apart from stabilising the barrels (2), also allow rotation of the same on their own axis with minimum effort.
- Improvements in the barrel racks according to the 1st claim, so defined, because the mentioned arms (6) adopt an oblique position, preferably radial in relation to the corresponding barrel (2) for an optimum transfer of efforts towards the base structure (1).
- Improvements in the barrel racks according to the 1st claim, so defined, because the axes (8) of the wheels (7) are arranged in parallel to the imaginary tangent to the barrel on the wheel resting point (7) on the same.
- Improvements in the barrel racks according to the 1st claim, so defined, because the wheels (7) are made from a material, which apart from being sufficiently resistant in relation to the barrel load with its contents, does not produce marks on the barrel (2) either in a stable situation for the same or when the said barrel is subjected to rotation on its own axis.
- Improvements in the barrel racks, according to the 1st claim, so defined, because the posts (3) are connected to the base structure (1) by tilting axes (9) allowing the said posts to be folded onto the base structure, in the inoperative rack position, whose tilting is limited, in the contrary direction by means of appropriate buffers, perpendicular to the posts (3) in relation to the base structure (1).
Priority Applications (7)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE1999606473 DE69906473T2 (en) | 1999-11-17 | 1999-11-17 | Improvements to storage of wine casks |
ES99500215T ES2149749T3 (en) | 1999-11-17 | 1999-11-17 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR BARRELS. |
EP19990500215 EP1036525B1 (en) | 1999-11-17 | 1999-11-17 | Improvements in wine barrel racks |
PT99500215T PT1036525E (en) | 1999-11-17 | 1999-11-17 | IMPROVEMENTS IN PUMPS |
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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EP19990500215 EP1036525B1 (en) | 1999-11-17 | 1999-11-17 | Improvements in wine barrel racks |
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EP1036525A1 true EP1036525A1 (en) | 2000-09-20 |
EP1036525B1 EP1036525B1 (en) | 2003-04-02 |
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EP19990500215 Expired - Lifetime EP1036525B1 (en) | 1999-05-26 | 1999-11-17 | Improvements in wine barrel racks |
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DE (1) | DE69906473T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2149749T3 (en) |
PT (1) | PT1036525E (en) |
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EP1190963A1 (en) * | 2000-09-22 | 2002-03-27 | Tonnellerie Baron | Frame for supporting containers with cylindrical symmetry |
WO2005051126A1 (en) * | 2003-11-20 | 2005-06-09 | Tonnellerie Baron | Barrel bearing device |
EP1582480A1 (en) * | 2003-11-13 | 2005-10-05 | Sagarte S.A. | Cask support |
FR2895991A1 (en) * | 2006-01-06 | 2007-07-13 | O Soc Par Actions Simplifiee | Grape fermenting device for e.g. wine making, has wooden container in form of wooden barrel with large contents, and support with roller on which lateral surface of container rests so as to permit container to pivot along longitudinal axis |
GB2457058A (en) * | 2008-01-31 | 2009-08-05 | Nicholas Edward Ward | Barrel with non-uniform cross section |
ES2680268A1 (en) * | 2017-03-01 | 2018-09-05 | Sagarte Sa | Barrel rotation equipment (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
US20210315379A1 (en) * | 2020-04-08 | 2021-10-14 | Koetter-Rax, Llc | Modular storage system for barrels |
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ES2201880B2 (en) * | 2001-11-07 | 2005-02-16 | Pedro Jimenez Balduz | FOLDING MODULAR STRUCTURE, FOR HANDLING AND STORAGE STACK OF REVOLUTION BODIES. |
AU2003903459A0 (en) * | 2003-07-07 | 2003-07-17 | Falland, Kenneth John | Wine barrel storage rack |
ES1056198Y (en) | 2003-11-13 | 2004-12-16 | Sagarte Sa | SUPPORT FOR BARRELS. |
ES2251319B1 (en) | 2004-10-15 | 2007-03-16 | Luis Gracia Sistemas, S.L. | MODULAR DEVICE FOR THE SUPPORT OF BARRELS. |
DE202011106828U1 (en) | 2010-10-27 | 2012-02-17 | Fritz Schäfer GmbH | Shelf for holding barrels, especially wooden barrels |
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US2406937A (en) * | 1944-06-19 | 1946-09-03 | Gabriel Steel Company | Barrel storage rack |
GB858912A (en) * | 1958-03-04 | 1961-01-18 | Noel Ebenezer Morris Brydon | Method and means for stacking casks |
GB880985A (en) * | 1959-06-26 | 1961-10-25 | Crowther Ltd | Improvements in supporting stands for cylindrical or drum like articles |
US4335990A (en) * | 1980-11-24 | 1982-06-22 | R. A. Industries, Inc. | Knock down barrel handling apparatus |
US4391377A (en) * | 1981-03-19 | 1983-07-05 | Ziaylek Theodore Jun | Knock-down assembly for supporting oxygen tanks |
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- 1999-11-17 EP EP19990500215 patent/EP1036525B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-11-17 ES ES99500215T patent/ES2149749T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-11-17 DE DE1999606473 patent/DE69906473T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-11-17 PT PT99500215T patent/PT1036525E/en unknown
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US2406937A (en) * | 1944-06-19 | 1946-09-03 | Gabriel Steel Company | Barrel storage rack |
GB858912A (en) * | 1958-03-04 | 1961-01-18 | Noel Ebenezer Morris Brydon | Method and means for stacking casks |
GB880985A (en) * | 1959-06-26 | 1961-10-25 | Crowther Ltd | Improvements in supporting stands for cylindrical or drum like articles |
US4335990A (en) * | 1980-11-24 | 1982-06-22 | R. A. Industries, Inc. | Knock down barrel handling apparatus |
US4391377A (en) * | 1981-03-19 | 1983-07-05 | Ziaylek Theodore Jun | Knock-down assembly for supporting oxygen tanks |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1190963A1 (en) * | 2000-09-22 | 2002-03-27 | Tonnellerie Baron | Frame for supporting containers with cylindrical symmetry |
FR2814526A1 (en) * | 2000-09-22 | 2002-03-29 | Tonnellerie Baron | CONSTRUCTION FOR SUPPORTING CONTAINERS OF CYLINDRICAL SYMMETRY |
EP1582480A1 (en) * | 2003-11-13 | 2005-10-05 | Sagarte S.A. | Cask support |
WO2005051126A1 (en) * | 2003-11-20 | 2005-06-09 | Tonnellerie Baron | Barrel bearing device |
FR2895991A1 (en) * | 2006-01-06 | 2007-07-13 | O Soc Par Actions Simplifiee | Grape fermenting device for e.g. wine making, has wooden container in form of wooden barrel with large contents, and support with roller on which lateral surface of container rests so as to permit container to pivot along longitudinal axis |
GB2457058A (en) * | 2008-01-31 | 2009-08-05 | Nicholas Edward Ward | Barrel with non-uniform cross section |
GB2457058B (en) * | 2008-01-31 | 2012-07-25 | Nicholas Edward Ward | Fluid transport container |
ES2680268A1 (en) * | 2017-03-01 | 2018-09-05 | Sagarte Sa | Barrel rotation equipment (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
US20210315379A1 (en) * | 2020-04-08 | 2021-10-14 | Koetter-Rax, Llc | Modular storage system for barrels |
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ES2149749T3 (en) | 2003-11-01 |
DE69906473D1 (en) | 2003-05-08 |
EP1036525B1 (en) | 2003-04-02 |
ES2149749T1 (en) | 2000-11-16 |
DE69906473T2 (en) | 2004-01-08 |
PT1036525E (en) | 2003-07-31 |
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