| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 027014000 | Lids | 26 |
| 20100132172 | Casket With Combination Shelf, Drawer, And/Or Memorialization Feature - A casket comprises a shell, a cap closable on the shell, and a dish assembly mounted to an underside of the cap. The dish assembly comprises a cap panel, and either a) an alcove structure formed in the cap panel and adapted to receive an ornament for display when the cap is open, a shelf mounted to the cap panel which projects forwardly and is adapted to support an ornament for display when the cap is open, and a drawer assembly mounted to the cap panel for display and storage of items of memorialization of a deceased, or b) an alcove structure and a shelf, or c) an alcove structure and a drawer assembly, or d) a shelf and a drawer assembly. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100299895 | Memorialization Casket And Method - A casket comprises 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 the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, and at least one medallion mounted on either an interior surface or an exterior surface of either the cap or the shell, the medallion having text and/or graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100313396 | Casket Assembly with Nesting Lids - A casket includes a lid and a container. The container is configured to receive the lid in a first configuration for shipping, and in a second configuration for funereal purposes. In general, the lid in the first configuration is detached and inverted with respect to the second configuration, particularly when the lid is closed in the second configuration. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110030181 | Multi-function casket system - A casket and burial system for human remains includes a casket fabricated from plastics and polymer composites, such as glass-fiber reinforced plastic. The casket includes a base member, a cover member fitting atop the base, and top and bottom closure panels having one or more ports for use in replacing the ambient atmosphere within the sealed casket with a selected gas or fluid such as nitrogen, or to inject a plastic foam into the free space remaining in the casket. The casket is preferably interred in a vertical attitude as that arrangement allows up to four caskets to fit within a standard grave plot. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110314648 | COFFIN, WHICH HAS KINDLY ENVIRONMENT MEANS | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120192390 | MEMORIALIZATION CASKET AND METHOD - A casket comprises 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 the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, and at least one medallion mounted on either an interior surface or an exterior surface of either the cap or the shell, the medallion having text and/or graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120304428 | LIGHTWEIGHT DOME-SHAPED CASKET LID AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A novel technique for the fabrication of a casket dome lid from, for example, Smooth-One-Side (“S1S”) hardboard is disclosed. The invention is also directed to the fabrication of a casket lid which has a domed configuration both in the lateral and longitudinal directions of the lid. The method comprises the steps of providing a lid blank having a first end, second end, and a central region; providing a pair of diagonal voids oriented at corners of the first end of said blank and extending inward toward the central region; placing the lid blank in a vacuum fixture; and flexing the lid blank into a domed configuration via the vacuum fixture, such that the blank is domed in both a longitudinal and a transverse direction. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130007996 | MEMORIALIZATION CASKET - A casket having provision for displaying a photograph, the photograph having a pair of opposite side edges, comprises 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 the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel including at least one pair of opposed retention members sized and configured to receive and retain the pair of opposite side edges of the photograph for display of the photograph when the cap is in an open position. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130036583 | COFFIN MADE FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIAL - A coffin in an environmentally friendly material with a special shape and fittings at the places where the coffin is to be lifted, which is new in that the coffin itself has vertical recesses directed inwards, which cover both the coffin box and the lid, and wherein at each side of the coffin box bottom, a transverse lever or pipe has been placed, and wherein said pipe or lever is through-going to each and across each recess. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130042447 | STRUCTURALLY REINFORCED CASKET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A modular casket made of lightweight materials is structurally reinforced using a structural sealant along at least the inner surfaces of the side panels, and optionally along at least side edge portions of a base panel to which the side panels are coupled, to stiffen and rigidize the casket against flexion along longitudinal and lateral axes, as well as torsional flexion. The structurally reinforced casket is sealed or more readily sealed against leakage and provides other benefits of structural stiffness and rigidity with relatively small cost and weight penalties. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130067705 | Casket system - A casket and burial system for human remains includes a casket fabricated from plastics and polymer composites, such as glass-fiber reinforced plastic. The casket includes a base and a top member fitting atop the base. A transparent casket cover that is interchangeable with the casket top member is employed during the time that the human remains within the casket are made available for viewing. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130074299 | CASKET AND ORNAMENT THEREFORE - 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. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130167336 | Casket Dome Lid - A lid for a casket includes a panel, a first end portion and a second end portion. The panel extends over the casket. The panel defines a length. The panel includes an underside which faces toward the casket. The panel includes a plurality of scores cut into the underside which extend along the length to facilitate bending the panel into an arced shape. The first end portion is coupled to a first end of the panel. The second end portion is coupled to a second end of the panel. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140000075 | Casket Decorative Covering | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140041170 | APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING PERSONAL ITEM TO CASKET FOR DISPLAY AS CASKET ORNAMENT - A method of memorializing a deceased comprises the steps of receiving, subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, a selection of a personal item of personal significance to the deceased, attaching the personal item to an ornament base, and attaching the ornament base, with the personal item attached thereto, to a casket for the deceased. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140082904 | CASKET ASSEMBLY WITH NESTING LIDS - A casket lid assembly includes a plurality of layers of corrugated paper and a bridge assembly. The plurality of layers of corrugated paper are formed into a lid structure having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, The bridge assembly is attached to the second end of a casket lid. The bridge assembly includes two end pieces and at least one intermediate piece, and wherein the at least one intermediate piece is configured to be removably attached to the end pieces. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140123450 | CREMATION CASKET - A cremation casket includes a lid and a base. The base includes a lower member and an upper member. The lower member includes a base panel and at least first and second upstanding side wall panels. The first and second side wall panels are disposed in planes generally perpendicular to a plane in which the base panel is disposed. The upper member includes first and second upstanding side wall panels that are disposed in planes generally parallel to the planes in which the first and second side wall panels of the lower member are disposed. First and second flap panel members are also provided that are movable between the storage position wherein the base has a relatively reduced height and a used position, wherein the base has a relatively enlarged height. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140259575 | CAP PANEL SHELF - A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, a cap panel inserted in a cavity formed by a bottom surface of the at least one casket cap, a plurality of puffing members attached to the edges of the cap panel, and a cap panel shelf mounted on the bottom surface of the casket cap. The cap panel shelf may be mounted on the casket cap by using wooden dowels. The cap panel shelf may be mounted on the casket cap by using mounting brackets positioned in between a puffing member on the bottom edge of the cap panel and the cap panel. A hinged support may be fastened to the bottom surface of the cap panel shelf to retain the cap panel shelf at a desired position. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140352120 | Paper Coffin - A paper coffin is an architecture made of corrugated cardboards, including a main body, a lid and two flat-panels. The structure of main body and lid are both identical, formed by folding a large cardboard and placing with two each long and short paperboards. Without the use of a nail or screw, a paper coffin can be erected. Moreover, laying two flat-panels of different direction honeycomb arrangement inside the main body increases the capability of the main body to carry. Because when shipped from the factory, the paper coffin is in a flattened condition and vacuum packaging, it can save a lots stocking space. The users do not need to use any glue or tape to assemble, so the assembly is not only simple, fast, and also has a cost-saving and environmental protection concept. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150026938 | UNIVERSAL CASKET ORNAMENT ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD - A casket comprises a casket shell including at least one keyhole groove in an exterior surface thereof, a casket lid closeable on the shell, the lid including a magnetic cap panel mounted therein, a universal ornament base having a front side and a rear side, the rear side including at least one magnet mounted thereon and at least one fastener secured thereto, the fastener having a head thereon, and an ornament insert secured to the front side of the ornament base. The ornament base and ornament insert can be removably secured to the shell by inserting the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove of the shell and seating the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove, or the ornament base and ornament insert can be removably secured to the lid by positioning the magnet on the magnetic cap panel, as desired. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150121670 | CASKET LID WITH MOLDINGS - A casket lid assembly includes lower rails, upper rails, side panels and a top panel. Each lower rail has a lower surface configured to be received on a respective side of a casket base, and has an upper side that includes an angled notch. Each of the upper rails includes a first notch and a second notch. Each of the side panels has a first edge received within the angled notch of a respective lower rail, and an opposite second edge received within the first notch of the respective upper rail. The top panel has a first edge received within the second notch of the first upper rail and an opposite second edge received within the second notch of the second upper rail. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160166457 | SENTIMENTAL MEMORIES BOX FOR CASKETS | 06-16-2016 |
| 027016000 | Swinging | 3 |
| 20090282658 | Casket With Hidden Hinge Providing Position Adjustment Of Cap On Shell - A casket comprises a shell, a lid closable on the shell, and a hinge mounting the lid to the shell. The hinge comprises a first hinge leaf attached to the shell, a second hinge leaf attached to the lid, a first link having a first end pivoted to the first hinge leaf, a second link having a first end fixed to the second hinge leaf, and the first and second links having respective second ends selectably fixable to one another at a plurality of positions along a length of the second link. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110296655 | LATCH FOR CASKET LID - A pin latch assembly for releasably securing a casket lid in a closed position includes a latch housing and inner latch member disposed along a side wall of the casket, and a pin member projecting from the casket lid. The latch housing and inner latch member each include a respective bore or through-hole for receiving the pin member when the lid is closed. The inner latch member is movable within the latch housing between a pin-engaging position and a pin-disengaging position. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120260476 | ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY, FURNITURE QUALITY CASKET - A casket is provided that is made entirely from naturally occurring materials. The casket includes a box having a bottom and a plurality of side walls. A hinge assembly is provided including a first member that is secured to a side wall of the box and a second member that is pivotally supported on the first member by a dowel pin. A lid is secured to the second member of the hinge assembly for pivotal movement between a closed position and an opened position. | 10-18-2012 |
| 027017000 | Joints | 1 |
| 20100218351 | Casket Having Exchangeable Inner Shell And Associated Methods - A casket according to the present invention may include an outer shell comprising a base, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, a pair of opposing endwalls extending upwardly from the base and connected to the pair of opposing sidewalls, a lid connected to the pair of opposing sidewalls and adapted to be moved between an opened position and a closed position, and a plurality of rollers carried by the base. At least one of the opposing sidewalls or opposing endwalls is adapted to be moved between an opened position and a closed position. The casket may also include an inner shell comprising a tray, a lid member adapted to overlie the tray member, and a fastener member carried by the lid member and including a pair of opposing end portions adapted to engage a portion of the tray member and adapted to engage one another to fasten the lid member to the tray member. | 09-02-2010 |
