Dish assembly for casket cap and method

• US 7,401,391 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2006
• Issued: 07/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Batesville Services Incorporated (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Batesville Services Incorporated (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Inventors: Rojdev, Ilija, Maple, Donald D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller; William L.
• Application Number:
  US11/549,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20080086855A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 27/19, 27/14, 27/2, D99/10, D99/8, D99/12
• US Class Current: 27/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 17/04 Fittings for coffins

Abstract

A dish assembly for a casket cap comprises a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides of the cap panel along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and cap panel side, a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides and being removably inserted between the puffing members and juxtaposed relative to the cap panel, a retention member fixedly secured to one of the sides of the cap panel insert and removably inserted between the respective adjacent edges of one of the puffing members and a respective one of the cap panel sides, and a pull member fixedly secured to the other of the sides of the cap panel insert and projecting away from the cap panel. The retention member and the puffing members retain the cap panel insert in juxtaposition relative to the cap panel, and the pull member enables the cap panel insert to be pulled out from between the puffing members, away from the cap panel, and out of the dish assembly.

Claims

1. A dish assembly for a casket cap comprising:

a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides,

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

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

a retention member fixedly secured to one of said sides of said cap panel insert and removably inserted between said respective adjacent edges of one of said puffing members and a respective one of said cap panel sides, and

a pull member fixedly secured to the other of said sides of said cap panel insert and projecting away from said cap panel,

whereby said retention member and said puffing members retain said cap panel insert in juxtaposition relative to said cap panel, and said pull member enables said cap panel insert to be pulled out from between said puffing members, away from said cap panel, and out of said dish assembly.

2. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein:

said respective adjacent edges of said puffing members and cap panel sides are secured together with staples, and

said retention and pull members are secured to said cap panel insert with staples.

3. The dish assembly of claim 2 wherein said retention and pull members are stapled to a back face of said cap panel insert.

4. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein said retention and pull members are tabs.

5. The dish assembly of claim 4 wherein said pull tab has a strip of foam rubber secured thereto to provide additional friction between said tab and said puffing member.

6. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein:

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

a said puffing member is attached to each side of said pair of long sides and pair of short sides of said cap panel,

said cap panel insert is generally rectangular and has a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides,

a pair of said retention members are spaced apart and secured to one of said long sides of said cap panel insert, and

a pair of said pull members are spaced apart and secured to the other of said long sides of said cap panel insert.

7. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein said cap panel insert comprises a rigid substrate, a strip of open cell ply foam positioned around a perimeter of said substrate, and a fabric covering securing said foam strip to said substrate, said foam strip providing additional friction between said edges of said cap panel insert and said puffing members.

8. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein said pull member is a cord and wherein said cap panel insert includes a tab secured thereto adjacent said cord providing additional friction between said cap panel insert puffing member.

9. The dish assembly of claim 1 wherein said retention member is a leg having a first portion secured to said cap panel insert, a second offset portion which projects toward said cap panel, and a third portion which projects downwardly from said offset portion, said leg adapting said cap panel insert to be mounted in said dish when said dish includes a coved cap panel.

10. A casket comprising:

a casket shell,

a casket cap pivoted to said shell, and

a dish assembly mounted in said cap, said dish assembly comprising;

a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides,

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

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

a retention member fixedly secured to one of said sides of said cap panel insert and removably inserted between said respective adjacent edges of one of said puffing members and a respective one of said cap panel sides, and

a pull member fixedly secured to the other of said sides of said cap panel insert and projecting away from said cap panel,

whereby said retention member and said puffing members retain said cap panel insert in juxtaposition relative to said cap panel, and said pull member enables said cap panel insert to be pulled out from between said puffing members, away from said cap panel, and out of said dish assembly.

11. The casket of claim 10 wherein:

said respective adjacent edges of said puffing members and cap panel sides are secured together with staples, and

said retention and pull members are secured to said cap panel insert with staples.

12. The casket of claim 11 wherein said retention and pull members are stapled to a back face of said cap panel insert.

13. The casket of claim 10 wherein said retention and pull members are tabs.

14. The casket of claim 10 wherein:

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

a said puffing member is attached to each side of said pair of long sides and pair of short sides of said cap panel,

said cap panel insert is generally rectangular and has a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides,

a pair of said retention members are spaced apart and secured to one of said long sides of said cap panel insert, and

a pair of said pull members are spaced apart and secured to the other of said long sides of said cap panel insert.

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

providing a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides,

providing at least two puffing members,

attaching one of the puffing members to each of the pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and side,

providing a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides corresponding to the cap panel opposed sides,

providing a retention member and fixedly securing the retention member to one of the sides of the cap panel insert,

providing a pull member and fixedly securing the pull member to the other of the sides of the cap panel insert,

removably inserting the retention member between the respective adjacent edges of one of the puffing members and a respective one of the cap panel sides,

projecting the pull member away from the cap panel, and

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

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the cap panel and cap panel insert are generally rectangular.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the retention and pull members are tabs.

18. A dish assembly for a casket cap comprising:

a cap panel having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, and a third side and fourth side opposite said third side,

a puffing member attached to each said side of said cap panel along respective adjacent edges of said puffing member and cap panel side,

a cap panel insert having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, and a third side and a fourth side opposite said third side,

a retention member fixedly secured to said first side of said cap panel insert and removably inserted between said respective adjacent edges of one of said puffing members and a respective one of said cap panel sides, and

a pull member fixedly secured to one of said second, third, and fourth sides of said cap panel insert and projecting away from said cap panel,

whereby said retention member and said puffing members retain said cap panel insert in juxtaposition relative to said cap panel, and said pull member enables said cap panel insert to be pulled out from between said puffing members, away from said cap panel, and out of said dish assembly.

19. The dish assembly of claim 18 wherein said pull member is secured to said second side of said cap panel insert.

20. The dish assembly of claim 18 wherein said pull member is secured to said third side of said cap panel insert.

21. The dish assembly of claim 20 wherein said pull member is a cord.

22. The dish assembly of claim 18 wherein said pull member is secured to said fourth side of said cap panel insert.

23. The dish assembly of claim 22 wherein said pull member is a cord.

24. The dish assembly of claim 18 wherein said cap panel and said cap panel insert are generally rectangular.

25. The dish assembly of claim 18 wherein said retention and pull members are tabs.