Lightweight viewing casket with handles
US7249403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G17/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A casket assembly includes a container and a two-piece lid. The two-piece lid includes a superior lid that covers the anterior end of the casket and an inferior lid that covers the opposite end. The container includes a bottom panel, an inferior end panel, a superior end panel, and two elongated side panels. Each elongated side portion has a recessed portion on the superior end of the casket for providing an improved viewing of the deceased. In one embodiment, the casket panels each include a plurality of mortise holes and/or tenons. The tenons on individual panels are designed to fit into the mortise holes on other panels. Pins are placed through pinholes on the tenons to retain the tenons in the mortise holes. A shelf and bracket assembly may be provided for use in displaying mementos of the deceased and/or for supporting the inferior casket lid.
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