Abstract: A barrel made of wood, in particular oak wood, for containing a liquid, such as wine, the barrel comprising a hollow body closed by two barrel heads, each barrel head comprising an assembly of substantially rectangular wooden battens assembled parallel to one another via facing lateral faces, the barrel being characterized in that the adjacent lateral faces (101, 201) of two assembled-together battens (100, 200) are in intimate leaktight contact, with fibers of the wood of each of said battens being tangled together and held in a matrix of fused intercellular materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 2008
Date of Patent:
March 19, 2013
Assignee:
Tonnellerie Taransaud
Inventors:
Vincent Lefort, Christelle Ganne-Chedeville
Abstract: A barrel made of wood, in particular oak wood, for containing a liquid, such as wine, the barrel comprising a hollow body closed by two barrel heads, each barrel head comprising an assembly of substantially rectangular wooden battens assembled parallel to one another via facing lateral faces, the barrel being characterized in that the adjacent lateral faces (101, 201) of two assembled-together battens (100, 200) are in intimate leaktight contact, with fibers of the wood of each of said battens being tangled together and held in a matrix of fused intercellular materials.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 25, 2008
Publication date:
August 5, 2010
Applicant:
TONNELLERIE TARANSAUD
Inventors:
Vincent Lefort, Christelle Ganne-Chedeville