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A keg cover removably joins to a top rim of a keg and covers the bung and the entirety of the top surface of the keg. When installed, the keg cover protects the top surface of the keg from contamination, and provides a stable stacking surface so that a second keg may be safely stacked on top of the

A keg cover removably joins to a top rim of a keg and covers the bung and the entirety of the top surface of the keg. When installed, the keg cover protects the top surface of the keg from contamination, and provides a stable stacking surface so that a second keg may be safely stacked on top of the keg to which the keg cover is joined. The keg cover further creates one or more storage spaces between the top surface of the keg and the keg cover to hold tap handles and other desired items.

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1. A keg cover for removable joinder to a keg, comprising: a structure adapted for removable joinder to a top rim of the keg, said structure having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite from the top surface, and defining a center;a depending rim spaced radially apart from the center and extend

1. A keg cover for removable joinder to a keg, comprising: a structure adapted for removable joinder to a top rim of the keg, said structure having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite from the top surface, and defining a center;a depending rim spaced radially apart from the center and extending axially downwardly from the top surface of the structure, said depending rim defining a curved channel adapted to removably engage the top rim of the keg;at least one notch in the depending rim;a sidewall section extending axially downwardly from the top surface of the structure at the at least one notch, said sidewall section terminating with a radially outwardly extending tongue; andat least one tab extending radially outwardly from the depending rim;wherein the at least one notch is positioned for alignment with a hand grip formed in the top rim of the keg when the structure is joined to the top rim of the keg. 2. The keg cover of claim 1, further comprising a second notch in the depending rim, spaced apart from the at least one notch, and a second sidewall section extending axially downwardly from the top surface of the structure at the second notch, said second sidewall section terminating with a radially outwardly extending second tongue. 3. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein the structure has a generally circular top surface from which the depending rim extends. 4. The keg cover of claim 1, further comprising a tube-shaped channel extending axially downwardly from the bottom surface of the structure, said tube-shaped channel being adapted to engage at least a portion of a bung of the keg or a cap on the bung of the keg. 5. The keg cover of claim 4, further comprising one or more ribs extending radially inwardly from an inner surface of the tube-shaped channel. 6. The keg cover of claim 5, wherein the tube-shaped channel has a length in the axial direction, and the one or more ribs have a second length in the axial direction that is shorter than the length of the tube-shaped channel. 7. The keg cover of claim 6, wherein the one or more ribs are adapted to contact a top surface of the bung of the keg. 8. The keg cover of claim 4, further comprising one or more ribs extending axially downwardly from the bottom surface of the structure. 9. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein when the cover is joined to the keg, said bottom surface of the structure is spaced apart from a top surface of the keg to define at least one storage space between the bottom surface of the structure and the top surface of the keg. 10. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein the curved channel is adapted for snap fitting to the rim of the keg. 11. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein the structure when joined to the rim of the keg covers substantially the entire top surface of the keg. 12. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein the cover is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, foamed polyethylene, polypropylene, and other thermosetting polymers. 13. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the structure is concavely dished. 14. The keg cover of claim 1, further comprising indicia printed or embossed on the structure. 15. The keg cover of claim 1, further comprising indicia printed or embossed on the top surface or sidewall section of the structure. 16. The keg cover of claim 1, further comprising a radio frequency identification chip embedded into or applied to the structure. 17. The keg cover of claim 1, wherein the structure is a single unitary molded part. 18. The keg cover of claim 17, wherein the structure is molded of material in one or more colors to correlate with identification of liquid content within the keg. 19. A keg and tap handle delivery system, comprising: a keg;a tap handle; anda keg cover according to claim 1 removably attachable to the keg;wherein when the cover is joined to the keg, said bottom surface of the structure is spaced apart from a top surface of the keg to define at least one storage space between the bottom surface of the structure and the top surface of the keg adapted to hold the tap handle for transport and storage. 20. The keg and tap handle delivery system of claim 19, further comprising indicia printed or embossed on the top surface or sidewall section of the structure. 21. The keg and tap handle delivery system of claim 19, further comprising a radio frequency identification chip embedded into or applied to the structure. 22. The keg and tap handle delivery system of claim 19, wherein the structure is molded of material in one or more colors to correlate with identification of liquid content within the keg. 23. The keg and tap handle delivery system of claim 19, further comprising other items in addition to the tap handle held in the at least one storage space. 24. A method of stacking two kegs, comprising: a. engaging a keg cover to a rim of a first keg, the keg cover comprising: a structure adapted for removable joinder to a top rim of the first keg, said structure having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite from the top surface, and defining a center, a depending rim spaced radially apart from the center and extending axially downwardly from the top surface of the structure, said depending rim defining a curved channel adapted to removably engage the top rim of the first keg, at least one notch in the depending rim, a sidewall section extending axially downwardly from the top surface of the structure at the at least one notch, said sidewall section terminating with a radially outwardly extending tongue, and at least one tab extending radially outwardly from the depending rim, wherein the at least one notch is positioned for alignment with a hand grip formed in the top rim of the first keg when the structure is joined to the top rim of the first keg; andb. placing a second keg onto the top surface of the structure, with a bottom surface of the second keg or a bottom rim of the second keg in contact with the top surface of the structure or top portion of the depending rim of the structure.