A barrel includes a non-wooden body having a sidewall defining an interior and terminating at a first open end. A flange extends from and about the sidewall adjacent the first end. A first head assembly includes a wooden head removably secured to the body at the first open end to seal the first open end. A first head retainer includes a top wall and a skirt wall extending therefrom and terminating in a securement structure projecting outwardly from the skirt wall. The top wall and skirt wall define a space to receive the first wooden head therein. A plurality of fasteners extends between the securement structure and the flange for securing the first head to the first end to cover the first open end.

A fluid reservoir assembly, for containing a fluid such as a lubricant is disclosed with a first end plate, a body and a second end plate. The body is preferably formed from plastic or glass. The end plates are composed of a molded plastic resin and are sealingly fastened to the body with an adhesive. The reservoir assembly has an inlet and outlet. Depending upon the configuration of the end plates and body, reservoirs of various sizes, capacities and cross-sectional shapes (e.g. circular, rectangular, etc.) can be fabricated without the need for dedicated molds and specialized tooling.

The present invention relates to a barrel lid, such as a wood wine barrel lid, that inhibits and withstands warping and/or deformation. In one embodiment, the anti-warping wine barrel head comprises a plurality of adjacent slats, a plurality of staves where at least one stave disposed between each pair of adjacent slats, a plurality of grooves disposed on a top and/or bottom surface of the barrel head where each groove is oriented at an angle with respect to the plurality of slats, and a plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves where at least one rod is disposed in each of the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves. In some embodiments, staves are double flanged or rectangular, and rods have a half-round cross-section or triangular cross-section. In other embodiments, a gasket may span the periphery of the barrel lid, for example, along a lip thereof. In some embodiments, a locking ring is utilized to secure wine barrel lid to the container or drum.

A barrel employs a stainless steel shell with removably mounted wooden end caps. Elongated staves are positioned in the shell. The stainless steel shell is durable and has a long life cycle. The wooden end caps are easily replaceable after each use, thus reducing long term barrel costs and saving time in barrel maintenance and care.

The invention relates to a container for preserved food comprising a metal body having at least one end closed hermetically by a bottom formed by a flexible film.

The invention relates to a composite stainless steel and wood barrel comprising a metal body, to which a gasket made of appropriate liquid-resistant material is attached. The wooden slats are inserted into a metal frame and tightened in a vertical sense with screws. The metal frame filled with slats, is attached to the metal body with screws. An arbitrary number of various connecting elements for attaching the fermentor, the inert gas system, the pump and for wine-sampling are added to the metal body. The structure provides for the barrel to be mounted on metal legs which, apart from providing stable positioning of the barrel, enables the barrels to be arranged in a row 10 cm apart from each other and is also used for raising the body of the barrel 40 cm from the ground, thus facilitating decantation.

The various embodiments described herein include aluminum cups and method and materials to form aluminum cups. In one aspect, an aluminum cup includes a cup side wall including an aluminum foil layer, a first polymer layer, and a second polymer layer. The first perpendicular edge of the cup side wall can be heat-bonded to the second perpendicular edge of the cup side wall, bonding the first polymer layer to the second polymer layer.

A container vessel is described that includes a resiliently deformable wall having a surface area where a majority of the surface area is occupied by a plurality of rigid panes connected by a resilient flexible membrane so that the wall is capable of recovering to an original shape after substantial deformation in either or both a vertical dimension and a horizontal dimension by the application of external pressure and. The primary structural components include: a matrix of rigid panes, each of which is separated by, and connected by, a resilient flexible frame.