Removable customizable casket panel

• US 10,449,103 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2017
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Matthews International Corporation
• Original Assignee: Matthews International Corporation
• Inventors: Denk, Michelle Helena, Allard, Yves Joseph, George, Ronald C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, William L
• Application Number:
  US15/812,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20180256431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 707 Days
• Field of Search: 27 2, 27 4, 27 19, 27 14, 4060603, 4060608, 40725, 40727, 29428
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/06 Picture frames making from paper B31D
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 17/02 Coffin closures; Packings therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 17/04 Fittings for coffins
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 17/042 Linings and veneer
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/0012 frames therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/0018 panel clamping or fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/005 for orientation or public information

Abstract

Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, a cap panel insert positioned in-line with the cap panel, and a plurality of resilient members positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The plurality of resilient members may be tensioned, for example, to hold keepsakes, memorabilia, or other types of objects on or in the cap panel insert. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall.

Claims

1. A cap panel assembly for a casket, comprising:

a cap panel insert that corresponds to the shape of a cap panel of the casket; and

a plurality of resilient members arranged on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert, the plurality of resilient members being tensioned to support at least one display element on the cap panel insert;

wherein the cap panel insert comprises fabric, filler, and a backing board.

2. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the cap panel insert is positioned in-line with the cap panel.

3. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the cap panel insert is removably coupled to the cap panel arranged within the casket.

4. The cap panel assembly of claim 3, wherein the cap panel insert is removably coupled to the cap panel using at least one of:

screws, hat pins, push pins, and flat-headed pins.

5. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the cap panel insert further comprises a frame.

6. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of resilient members comprise elastic straps.

7. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of resilient members comprise ribbon-shaped straps.

8. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of resilient members are arranged in a lattice arrangement.

9. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of resilient members are arranged in a grid arrangement.

10. The cap panel assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one mounting element arranged on a second surface of the cap panel insert opposite the exposed surface, the at least one mounting element configured to allow the cap panel insert to be mounted on a surface outside of the casket.

11. A casket configured to provide for the presentation of display elements, the casket comprising:

a cap panel insert that corresponds to the shape of a cap panel of the casket; and

a plurality of resilient members arranged on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert, the plurality of resilient members being tensioned to support at least one of the display elements on the cap panel insert;

wherein the cap panel insert comprises fabric, filler, and a backing board.

12. The casket of claim 11, wherein the cap panel insert is removably coupled to the cap panel arranged within a casket cap of the casket.

13. The casket of claim 11, wherein the cap panel insert is removably coupled to the casket using at least one of:

screws, hat pins, push pins, and flat-headed pins.

14. The casket of claim 11, wherein the cap panel insert further comprises a frame.

15. The casket of claim 11, wherein the plurality of resilient members comprise elastic straps.

16. The casket of claim 11, wherein the plurality of resilient members are arranged in a lattice arrangement.

17. The casket of claim 11, wherein the plurality of resilient members are arranged in a grid arrangement.

18. The casket of claim 11, further comprising at least one mounting element arranged on a second surface of the cap panel insert opposite the exposed surface, the at least one mounting element configured to allow the cap panel insert to be mounted on a surface outside of the casket.

19. A method of manufacturing a cap panel assembly for a casket, comprising:

providing a cap panel insert that corresponds to the shape of a cap panel of the casket; and

arranging a plurality of resilient members on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert, the plurality of resilient members being tensioned to support at least one display element on the cap panel insert;

wherein the cap panel insert comprises fabric, filler, and a backing board.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising configuring the cap panel insert to be removably coupled to a cap panel arranged within a casket cap of the casket.