Dish assembly for burial casket cap and method

• US 5,675,877 A
• Filed: 08/04/1995
• Issued: 10/14/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Batesville Services Incorporated (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Batesville Casket Company Incorporated (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lewis, Wade A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): STEPHAN, BETH A
• Application Number:
  US08/511,517
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 27/14, 27/18-19
• US Class Current: 27/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 17/04 Fittings for coffins

Abstract

A dish assembly for a burial casket comprises a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and side, a cap panel insert removably inserted between the puffing members and juxtaposed relative to the cap panel, a tab removably inserted between the respective adjacent edges of each attached puffing member and side, and a first portion of a fastener attached to said tab and a second portion of the fastener attached to the cap panel insert. The first and second portions of the fastener are removably secured one to another such that the cap panel insert is removably secured to the cap panel of the dish assembly. The respective adjacent edges of the puffing members and sides may be secured together with staples. The tab comprises a rectangular portion and two leg portions extending from said rectangular portion. The tab leg portions are removably inserted and retained between the respective adjacent edges of the attached puffing member and side. The space between the tab leg portions accommodates staples therebetween. The fastener may be a hook and loop type fastener.

Claims

1. A dish assembly for a burial casket cap comprising:

a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides;

a puffing member attached to each side of said pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of said puffing member and side;

a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides corresponding to said cap panel opposed sides removably inserted between said puffing members and juxtaposed relative to said cap panel;

a pair of tabs, one tab of said pair being removably inserted between said respective adjacent edges of each said attached puffing member and cap panel side; and

a first portion of a removably securable fastener attached to each said tab and a second portion of said fastener attached to each opposed side of said cap panel insert;

whereby when said tabs are inserted between said respective adjacent edges of each said attached puffing member and cap panel side said first and second portions of said fasteners can then be removably secured one to another such that said cap panel insert is removably secured to said cap panel of said dish assembly.

2. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein:

said respective adjacent edges of said puffing members and sides are secured together with staples; and

said tab comprises a rectangular portion and two leg portions extending from said rectangular portion;

said tab leg portions being removably inserted and retained between said respective adjacent edges of said attached puffing member and side, the space between said tab leg portions accommodating staples therebetween.

3. The dish assembly of claim 2 wherein said fastener is a hook and loop type fastener, the hook portion of said fastener being attached to one of said tab and cap panel insert and the loop portion of said fastener being attached to the other of said tab and cap panel insert.

4. The dish assembly of claim 3 wherein:

said generally rectangular cap panel has a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides;

a puffing member is attached to each side of said pair of long sides and pair of short sides; and

a pair of tabs are spaced apart and removably inserted between respective adjacent edges of each said attached puffing member and long side.

5. A burial casket comprising a shell and a cap pivoted to said shell, said cap including a dish assembly comprising:

a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides;

a puffing member attached to each side of said pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of said puffing member and side;

a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides corresponding to said cap panel opposed sides removably inserted between said puffing members and juxtaposed relative to said cap panel;

a pair of tabs, one tab of said pair being removably inserted between said respective adjacent edges of each said attached puffing member and cap panel side; and

a first portion of a removably securable fastener attached to each said tab and a second portion of said fastener attached to each opposed side of said cap panel insert;

whereby when said tabs are inserted between said respective adjacent edges of each said attached puffing member and cap panel side said first and second portions of said fasteners can then be removably secured one to another such that said cap panel insert is removably secured to said cap panel of said dish assembly.

6. The burial casket of claim 5 wherein:

said respective adjacent edges of said puffing members and sides are secured together with staples; and

said tab comprises a rectangular portion and two leg portions extending from said rectangular portion;

said tab leg portions being removably inserted and retained between said respective adjacent edges of said attached puffing member and side, the space between said tab leg portions accommodating staples therebetween.

7. The burial casket of claim 6 wherein said fastener is a hook and loop type fastener, the hook portion of said fastener being attached to one of said tab and cap panel insert and the loop portion of said fastener being attached to the other of said tab and cap panel insert.

8. The burial casket of claim 7 wherein:

said generally rectangular cap panel has a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides;

a puffing member is attached to each side of said pair of long sides and pair of short sides; and

a pair of tabs are spaced apart and removably inserted between respective adjacent edges of each said attached puffing member and long side.

9. A method of assembling a dish assembly for a burial casket cap comprising the steps of:

providing a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides;

providing at least two puffing members;

attaching a puffing member to each of the pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and side;

providing at least two tabs each of which has attached thereto a first portion of a fastener;

removably inserting one of the tabs between the respective adjacent edges of each attached puffing member and side;

providing a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides corresponding to the cap panel opposed sides, each of the cap panel insert opposed sides having attached thereto a second portion of the fastener;

removably inserting the cap panel insert between the puffing members and juxtaposing the cap panel insert relative to the cap panel; and

removably securing the first and second fastener portions together thereby removably securing the cap panel insert to the cap panel of the dish assembly.