Casket having memorabilia compartment
US5727291A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G17/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A casket is provided with an integral memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and mementos of memorialization of the deceased. In one form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an openable and closable memorabilia compartment forming a part of the cap. In another form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an openable and closable memorabilia compartment forming a part of the shell. In both forms the memorabilia compartment is so positioned and configured as to provide convenient access to mourners paying respects to the deceased for placing personal effects and mementos therein and to provide display of the personal effects and mementos placed therein for viewing by the mourners.
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