US1345314A - Burial-casket handle - Google Patents

Description

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URIAL CASKE NDLE. xc/mon- FILED 14.1919.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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UNITED sTATEs sriaiee BRENT, or ooviivpGTN, YKiiivtlncirv.

BURIAL-GASKET HANDLE.

A T all whom it may concern.'

VBe it known that I, SPRIGGBRENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covington., in the county of Kenton and State'of ldles, and has Kentucky, have .invented certain new andl useful Improvements in Burial-Casket Handles, of which the following is a'fspe'ciica# l tion. Y

My invention relates torburial casket han#l for its object the provision'of` means, especially applicable to casket handles having square in general cross-section,

L incarryin'g the casket; fui'ther,.tofprovide provide arelieving shield of the character 1 not mar the appearance of the handle ony a yrelieving shield for the under side of the carrying bar of a casket handle Vwhenin; laterally` extended relation for carrying the casket,to enable the bearers of theV casket to obtain rmgrip `upon the bars relieved of discomfort, pain orinjury Yby the bars to the Vhands of thebearers; and, further, to

described which, when the bar is in depending relation, which is the normal relation of the bai-,is practically invisible, and does which the relieving shieldv is employed.

The invention willy be further readily understood from the following description and claimsand vfromthe drawings, in which latter: l v n Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved device,

laterally extended relation.

Fig. 2'is a rear elevation 'off my improved the bar being shown depending relation and part of the arms and the lug' device,

being removed. Y

' Fig.V 3-is a cross-section of.k my improved device, taken on the :line V3--3 ofFig. 1, showing the arm and bar in laterally exn tended relation in fullllines, and in'normal or dependingrelation in. dotted lines.y

fis a longitudinal section of myim taken in thev plane of the line 3, the'ends ofthe bar being Fig. proved device,

l 'l broken away; and

vwhich may struction.

` Fig. 5 is a similar section showinga modi-4 f ers fic-ation `of the securing means.

' 11 represents the lugof the casket handle,

The lug 'is attached to the casket the wall of'whch is indicated at 12. Arms 13 are pivoted to the lug by means of pivot'- fpins 14 passing through the respective arms 'and bearinglips 15 `at the respective sides 'p Specication of Letters Patent.

bars which are substantiallyy to afford ease' Fig. 3.

the bar being in raised or.

f ward swinging movement Vof the arms and bar.

be of any usualv or ordinary con-A Patented Jnne 29,1920.

Application led Apri11 1v4, 1,919.v Serial No. 289,835.`

of, each arm. "The arms are, at their outerl VVends, provided withA loops.16,;which may lalso be termed straps, each of which hasan opening 17 through which thebar 18 of the handleyis received.

The bar'18 is shown substantially square 'l in kgeneral cross-section, and is' provided =with 1ongitudinal grooves 19 at the respective wallsof the bar adjacentto the corners 20V of the bar, the corners being rounded,

this being'done in order:V to relieve'the appearance of bulk and giving the bar apleas- -ing appearance.

The bar is usuallyformed up outof sheet metal, yas ,clearly shown in the drawings,

there usually being a seam-25 inthe normal inner WallofLthe bar. `.The lug and arms f may, if desired, be v.formed out of^sheet metal or vout of soft cast metal having re- 1 inforcing plates therein, as is usual in this art.

When the handle is in normal position, that is to say, when the casket is notv being carried, the "arms and the bar yare in depending relation, as indicated in dotted .lines in men, however, the casket is being carried, the armsand the bar are in laterally extending1relationwith the arms substantiallyhorizontal, as shown in fulllines in lig.v 3. The arms and the lugare preferably provided with coactingr stops 26, 27,

,which coactwhen the arms and bar are inl laterally extended relation'to limit theup- `The` inner wnii onine@ Of'thnbnn when in normal or ldepending position, y becomes .the

Vlower wall or face ofthe bar when the latter is in useor laterally extended relation. The

and it has been found that the bars of the handles," as usually constructed,are hard for the bearers` to hold and often are hurtful to the hands of the bearers, thel corners,

seam and luttings ofthe bar bearing with great pressure on the handsfof the pallbearwhen carrying the casket, and causing pain'and difficulty in carrying the casket.

In order to avoid these objections, and .to provide a ready means for carrying the casket without pain or difficulty, I providea relieving shield for theunder wall or face of the bar, thisl under wall or facebeing the under..wa1l,or1face when the bar,v is inlaterions ally extended relation and the innerwall or face when the bar isin depending lrela,-

' tion. This shield isexemplified at`31, and is preferably struck up from sheetymetal, and comprises an outwardly bulged portion32 whichslants toward the bar longitudinally of the shield, toward the respective ends of i the shield. The longitudinaledges of the shield are bentupwardly,` as flanges, as indicated at 33, with substantial roundings v34` extending,longitudinally of the shield, the

upwardly bent flanges beingreceived at the respective sides ofthe-bar, when viewed in the laterally extended relation of the latter,` 'the' longitudinal flanges of the bar being r' preferably provided with inturned edges 35,

preferably curled to form longitudinal beads-or curlsl 36;` The inwardly turned longitudinalV edges are received in the ree' spective grooves 19 of Vsaid respecitve sides i adjacent' to fthe bottom'wall or face of theI bar, when viewed in laterally extendedre,

lation.V p, .Y f... VThe `relieving shield is preferably Struck up out' of' sheet lmetal and hassuflicient re` --'-'silience,'so that the intu'rnedrlongitudinal edges may be sprunginto the grooves, so as" Y to be locatedfin 'said grooves, t-he upwardly r extending vlongitudinal flanges of' theorelievingAv shield being close to the lowerV side -faces of the corners of the bar, 'when viewed inthe laterally extended relation of theV late Y ter. The relieving shield, therefore, when vatv the ybar isi'in depending relation, is pracmar the appearance of the bar or handle or detract from the design of the salme. When,.f however, the bar is in laterally extended relation for carrying 'the casket, "the relieving shield isink position for direct use and acts 'oflthe bar from the` handsof the bearers,

and presents all rounded surfaces .to the f hands' andfincreases then .cross-sectional size fof therbar betweenthearrns, thereby ren-"- `dering the carrying of thecasket easy and avoiding pain yor injury to the'han'ds.`

If'desired, the 4relieving shield may be flixed lto Ithe handle, accomplished, -Vfor in 'l stance, by providing the ends of the relievt ing shield with tongues 38, in'ntheform of extensions, whichare .received betweentheunder stretches 39' ofthe respective loops` 1 viewed i their laterally extended rela-l tions, 4belngl clam-pingly held betweensaid stretches and'said ban `The endsof the upwardly extending flanges ofthe relieving l "7 V'shield preferably form shoulders '40 having v, 5

fabutment'again'st the inner faces of the. arms v'toflimitf longitudinal shifting :between the relieving shieldand the'bar. Ifdesired, the relievingishieldmay bei'secured to theloarsKV tically invisible, and does not inany way yportions receive the relieving shield and the metal wall of thevbar into the wooden core 42, with which the bar is usually provided.

The ends ofthe bar are usual-ly provided with suitable tips 43 of usual or'ordinary construction, secured to Asaid ends in any usualorordinary manner. l n Y Having thus fully descrlloed` my 1n-vention, what :I claimas new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is; Y

f1. In a casket handle,.the combination-of a barfwhich is substantially'squarein general cross-section, and a' relieving shield for :sov

theunder side ofthebar when thelatter is viewedin laterallyextended relation, said Vrelieving,shield comprising a downwardly bulging Vportion and longitudinally extend'-v fing edge portions receivedv aboutth'e vlower corners of said bar, and sunk'intol said bar at the vsides of said bar togleave the major i portion' ofthe circumference of said bar eX- posed:to' v1ew.V Y

bar 'which iis substantially squarein general cross-section, said bar `received through the outer ends of vSaid arms, said bar yprovided with longitudinally extending grooves-Vex- 2; Ina casket handle, theconibination of tendingthrough said. arms, and a relieving v "shield for the underside of'said b'arwhen` the latter is viewed in laterally extended re- 'lation, comprising a downwardlyY .bulging portion and lon itudinally--extendingvl edge about thelower corners of said bar, said: shield covering theflowermost fgrooves injrandufthel lowermost corners of fsaidbar, the majorvportlon of thescircum-` ference of said bar exposed to view.`

3'.' In combination, a casket handleccmprising a 4bar havingV longitudinal grooves at the respectivesides lof thebar. when the 'latter' is viewed" in laterally extended relai# stion, and a 'resilient sheet metal shield pro# vided ,with f longitudinal inwardly and upwardly extending resilient edgeA portions resilientlyphe'ld :in said longitudinal 'grooves and resili'ently :pressing towardx theffvertical middle of said` bar. i *f i v 4. In'combinatioma Vcasket handle jcom- Y prising a lug, arms pivoted'theretov having loops at their outer ends, anda bar which Y lis lsubstantiallysquare in general cross-seclof thearms of the handle and the lower wall:v f vofthe bar,- when thearms and bar are tion, said bar receivedv through 'said loops, and a relieving shield for-.theunder `side of said' bar-when-Vtlielatter nis viewed in laterally extendedA relation" comprisingV a tion, E andV longitudinall'yfl Yextending f side edges to leave the major portion'of'thejucin cumferenceV of said bar exposed, said longitudinally extending end tongues" held solely s g 90 alug,spaced-apart arms pivotedthereto, a Y

between the lower stretches of said loops and the lower wall of said bar.

5. ln combination, a casket handle com-i prising a lug, arms pivoted thereto having loops at their outer ends, and al bar having longitudinally extending corners and longitudinally extending grooves, said bar and longitudinally extending corners and grooves received through said loops, `and a relieving shield for the under side of said bar when the latter is viewed in laterally extending relation comprising a downwardly bulging portion7 longitudinal edge portions provided with inturned curls at the respective sides of said shield presented toyscriloing Witnesses.

ward each other and received in said grooves, the said `bar extending above said longitudinal edge portions, and said shield provided with end tongues received between said loops and bar and with shoulders above said tongues coacting with said arms to position said Shield.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subsrnree BRENT.

Witnesses:

THERESA M. SILBER, GEORGE STUGARD.

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