Barrel construction

摘要

A barrel includes a number of wood slats that have an inner face, an outer face and side edges, grooves formed in the edges of the slats and keys that join the slats by engaging grooves in the side edges of adjacent slats, and end caps which are affixed to close the ends of the barrel.

主权项

1. A barrel comprising a plurality of staves having an inner face, an outer face, side faces, and end faces, each stave defining an outer crosswise female dovetail groove oriented such that when the staves are assembled into a barrel, the outer crosswise grooves are circumferentially aligned around the barrel; a binding band encircling the barrel with a male dovetail portion of the binding band residing in the outer crosswise grooves; and end caps contacting the end faces of the staves forming closed ends of the barrel.