OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002025

Cask handling device and system

Published: 2026-09-15T19:10:16.698094Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002025
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A cask handling device 10 suitable for carrying a cask 1, possibly as it moved
around a warehouse. Device 10 comprises frame 20 with a base 30 and upright
members 10, 40. Frame 20 defines a volume 22 for removable receipt of cask 1.
Rotational supports 50 enable cask 1 to rotate about axis R when loaded in to
frame 20. A cask loading and unloading system, and associated methods, are
also disclosed, comprising pivot mechanism moveable between positions to allow
the frame to open/close and cask 1 to be inserted or removed (Figs 9a-c).

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002025
Published 2026-09-15T19:10:16.698094Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002025