CASKET AND ORNAMENT THEREFORE
First Claim
1. A casket comprising:
- a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall,a casket cap closable on said casket shell, said cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, said dish assembly including a cap panel, said cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, andat least one medallion removably mounted on said cap panel, said medallion having at least one of text and graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased,wherein said medallion comprises;
a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, anda button removably received in said recess of said medallion blank, said button comprising a button front, a magnetic metallic button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of said button front, said at least one magnet removably securing said medallion blank to said magnetic material of said cap panel, said at least one magnet removably securing said button in said recess of said medallion blank.
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Abstract
A casket comprises a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and a casket cap closable on the casket shell. The cap includes a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof including a cap panel of a sheet of magnetic material. At least one medallion is removably mounted on the cap panel. The medallion comprises a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, and a button removably received in the recess of the medallion blank. The button comprises a button front, a magnetic metallic button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of the button front.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A casket comprising:
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a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, a casket cap closable on said casket shell, said cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, said dish assembly including a cap panel, said cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, and at least one medallion removably mounted on said cap panel, said medallion having at least one of text and graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased, wherein said medallion comprises; a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, and a button removably received in said recess of said medallion blank, said button comprising a button front, a magnetic metallic button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of said button front, said at least one magnet removably securing said medallion blank to said magnetic material of said cap panel, said at least one magnet removably securing said button in said recess of said medallion blank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of personalizing a casket, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, assembling a button comprising a button front, a magnetic metallic button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of the button front, removably securing the button in the recess of the medallion blank via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank, and removably securing the medallion blank to the magnetic material of the cap panel via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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- 8. The method of 7 wherein the medallion blank is circular and the recess in the medallion blank is circular.
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10. A casket comprising:
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a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, a casket cap closable on said casket shell, said cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, said dish assembly including a cap panel, said cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, and at least one medallion removably mounted on said cap panel, said medallion having at least one of text and graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased, wherein said medallion comprises; a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, and a button received in said recess of said medallion blank, said button comprising a button front, a button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of said button front, said at least one magnet removably securing said medallion blank to said magnetic material of said cap panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of personalizing a casket, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, assembling a button comprising a button front, a button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of the button front, securing the button in the recess of the medallion blank, and removably securing the medallion blank to the magnetic material of the cap panel via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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- 17. The method of 14 wherein the medallion blank is circular and the recess in the medallion blank is circular.
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19. A medallion for at least one of attachment to a casket, attachment to a cremation urn, and presentation to a loved one of a deceased as a keepsake, said medallion having at least one of text and graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased, said medallion comprising:
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a medallion blank having a recess on a front side thereof, and a button received in said recess of said medallion blank, said button comprising a button front, a button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of said button front. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification