Seal sustaining hardware for caskets
US5463800A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G17/041
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Casket hardware comprises a corrosive trim plate adapted to be secured to an outer surface of a wall or a casket, an arm adapted to support a casket handlebar and having a bolt connected thereto, the bolt being adapted to pass through the plate and the casket wall, a nut threadably engaging the bolt interior of the casket, a seal surrounding the bolt between the nut and the inner surface of the casket wall and a non-corrosive compressive load carrying member between the casket wall and the arm for creating tension in the bolt as the nut is tightened against the seal. When the corrosive trim plate corrodes and falls away from between the casket wall and the arm the non-corrosive compressive load carrying member maintains the bolt in tension thereby maintaining the seal in compression between the nut and the casket wall inner surface.
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