US1371720A

US1371720A - Sealing means for burial-caskets

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Publication number: US1371720A
Application number: US334285A
Authority: US
Inventors: Berthold A Baer
Original assignee: FRANK E CAMPBELL
Current assignee: FRANK E CAMPBELL
Priority date: 1919-10-29
Filing date: 1919-10-29
Publication date: 1921-03-15
Anticipated expiration: 1938-03-15

Description

B. A, BAER. SEALING MEANSFQR BURIAL'GASKETS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29, I9I9. v 1,371,720. Patented Mar. 15,1921.

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UNlTEDf STATES *1).aTE1al'rv OFFICE,

BERTHOLD BAEmoENEw YORK, N. Y., AssmNoR NEW YORK, N. Y. p

'rofEEANK E. QAMPEELE, lor

' sEALING' MEANS Fon Brr'runat-casanrs.`

Specification of Lettersllatenti Application led yOctobert), 1919. `Serial No. 334,285.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BERTHoLD A. BAER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of YManhattan7 State of New York,

Another vobject-is to provide means.

whereby the sealingcompound may. flowl toward theoutside of the closure, where the excess compound may be. collected'.v and readily removed without affecting the artistic appearance ofthe. casket.

- A still further object is t'o` provide certain improvements inthe form, construction and arrangement of the parts whereby the above named and other. objects may be e'ectively attained. J A

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanyingV drawing, in whichA v Figure l represents Ya side elevation of a burial casket having my improved sealing means applied thereto.v

' Fig.2 represents an enlarged detail sec,-

tion showinga portion ofthe casket and its cover in position to'be applied thereto;

Fig. 3 represents asimilarview. with the cover and ybody locked andV yhermetically'l sealed, and A fFig. 4 represents a modified form .of casket having itssealing member secured to the woodvlining.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to3 inelusive,A the body portion of the casket` is denoted by l, the .moldingirby 2 and the inwardly disposed rim by 3, allofwhich are formed integral. ,l

'The rim 3 is provided in its upper face with a continuous groove 4 extending around the sides and ends of the body, the outer wall V5 of which groove is undercut. The inner wall 6 of the groove projects .upwardly: above the f. upper" facefoflthe rim to in the city. andV have invented a new and Y useful Improvement 1n Sealing `Means fork form a seat 7 for the cover 8. The cover 8V is provided with Va continuous depending flange 9 the outer wall 10 of which is inclined inwardly'and upwardly and approximately parallel tothe wall 5 of Vthe rim 3, so that when' the cover is placedv in posi# tion upon the rim the' flange Patentea'Manm, 1921...

9 will enter thel groove .4, leavlng the lower edge of the in` clinedlwall 10 spaced a suflicient distance 'i to pass the upper edge of the wall of theA groove 4, prior to the positioning ofY the cover,` into 'which' compoundthe flange 9 is v 65. swung cODflPound 11 is inserted .in the-- securely embedded. vTo prevent. the com! pound from being forced intothe interior of the casket when displaced bythe flange, I locate vthin strips 12of iexibleymaterial, such as'sheet metal, along the .inner wall 6 of thek groove4, in position to' be engaged by the cover, So that as .the coveriis brought downwardly toward the vrim the upper edge of the strips will be curled over makingV a tight joint at `the point .where the strips engage the flange, and thus prevent the'compound from vflowing .towardor over the seatV 7 as shown in Fig. 3. To allow the excess compound 'to' flow vfreely'r awaylfrom the strips, I provide the llange 9 with a series of arched passages 13, in its "lower edge, through whichV passages the compound ymay pass. :The surplus compound passing outwardlyffrom the Vgroove willV be; forced through an open joint l4zform`ed between the opposed surfacesof the .cover and rim, which joint is concealed by` al peripheral bead l5 depending from the cover.

' In the 'form shown'in.Fig.'.4,tthe body portion 16. is formed of'sheet metaland re'- inforced by a wood lining 17 A'rim-lS yis secured tothe body and'liningby means ofdepending lugs 19 and'pins or rivets'20 en*- gaging 'the body, lining and lugs. Amold-y ing 2'1 is fastened tothel body and rim yby soldering or any other well knownajand approved means.'t The rim is provided with a continuous groove 22 lhaving its youter walll 23 undercutV and its inner wall 24 extended upwardly above the upper' surfaceuofvthe rim. Flexible strips 25 are locatedadjacent the wall'24 and are adapted tobe engaged by the cover 26 and be curled fovertowa-rd the continuous dependingu flange '27.* The flange 27. is providedA along its flower-edge with arched passages 28 through which the compound 29 flows. `The compound passing j outwardly from the groove to eXude through opposed surfaces of the rim and cover. This joint is concealed by a peripheral bead 81 depending from the cover 26.

It will be understood that the sealing compoundused in the grooves is inserted prior to applying the `cover and substantillly of a semi-plastic state so that it will 22 will be caused fiowreadily and be easily displaced to fill the spaces between the cover and the rim, thereby hermetically sealing the, joint v as soon as the compound sets and hardens.`

`lt is obvious that various changes may be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not intend to be limited to the details herein shown and described except p as they may be specifically included in the upper surface,

claims. i i l.

What I claim is: x 1. A burialcasket comprising a body having a continuous undercut groove in its a cover provided with a continuous depending flange adapted to enter said groove, a sealing compound in the groove arranged to embed said flange `and a flexible metallic means vertically disposed inthe groove andarranged to coact with the cover for preventingthe compound from entering theinterior of the body. f Y

2.1A burial casket comprising a body having a continuous undercut groove in its upper surface, acover provided with a continuous depending flange adapted to enter said groove, a sealing compound Vin `the groove arranged to embed said zflange and a separate `flexible `metallic means vertically disposed in the groovejand arranged to coact with. the cover for preventing the compound from entering the interior :of the body.

3.1A burial casket comprising a body `having a continuous undercut" groove in its upper surface, a cover provided with acontinuous depending flange adaptedto enter said groove, a` sealing compound in the groove arranged to embed said flange, passages inthe lower edge of the flange for the transit of the sealing compound, and means vertically disposed in the groove and arranged to coact with the cover for preventing the compound from entering Vthe interior of 4. A burialy casket comprising a body hav- .ing a continuous undercut groove in its upper surface, a cover provided with a continuous depending `flange adapted` to enter said groove, a sealing compound in the groove arranged to embed said flange, arched passages in the lower edge of the flange for the transit of thesealing compound, and means vertically disposed in the groove and the joint 30`between the j arranged to coact with the cover for preventing the compound vfrom entering the interior of the body. v

5.v A burial casketco prisinga bo'dylhavinga rim, a continuous undercut groove in said rim, a cover provided with a continuous depending flange adapted to enter said groove, a sealing compound in the groove arranged to embed said flange, `passages 1n the lower edge ofthe flange for the transit of the sealing compound, and' means vertically disposed in the groove and arranged to coact with the cover for preventing the' compound from entering the` interior of the body; 1 1 i j 6. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim, a continuous undercut groove in said rim, a cover provided with a continuons depending flange adapted to `enter said groove, said cover being seatedV on the inner wall of the groove and-spaced from thetop1 of' `the outer wall, a sealingk compound 1n the groove arranged' to embed said flange,

and means vertically disposed in the groove and "arrangedV to coact with the cover for preventing the compound from entering the f body@A l ,i i 7. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim,-a continuous undercut-groove in said rim, a cover provided with a continuous depending flange adapted to enter said groove, said cover being seated. on the inner wall ofthe groove and "spaced from thel top of the outer wall, a sealing compound inthe andvmeans vertically disposedin the groove 8. A burial casket comprising a bodyhavadjacent said inner Wall arrangedto coact s with the cover for preventing the compound from enteringthe` interior of the body.

9. A burial casket comprisingaf body having a rim, a continuous undercut groove in said rim, acover provided with a continuous depending flange'` adapted to enter said groove, the inner wall of the groove projecting upwardly beyond the outer wall to.l form aseat `for said cover, a sealing compound in thelgroovefarranged to `embed said flange,

passages in the lower edge of the liange for the-transit of the sealing compound4 and means vertically. disposed in the groove adjacent sad inner-wall andV arranged tocoact with the cover for preventing the compound frorn entering the interior of the body. Y

l0. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim, a continuous undercut groove in sald rim, a cover provided with a continuous depending flange adapted to enter said groove, the inner wall of the groove pro'ecting upwardly beyond the outer wall to orm a seat for said cover and an open joint between the opposed surfaces of the cover and rim exterior to said Hange, a sealing compound in the groove arranged to embed the flange, passages in the flange for the transit .of the sealing compound, means adjacent said inner wall coacting with the cover for preventing the compound from entering the interior of the body, and means on the cover for concealing said joint.

11. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim, a continuous undercut groove in i said rim, a cover provided with a continuous depending flange adapted to enter said groove, the inner wall of the groove projectving upwardly beyond the outer wall to form a seat for said cover and an open jointrbetween vthe opposed surfacesof the cover and rim exterior to said flange, a'sealing compound in the'groove arranged to embed the flange, passages in the flange for the transit of the sealing compound, means adjacent said inner vvall coacting with the cover for preventing the vcompound from entering the interior of the body, and a peripheral bead depending from the cover for concealing the joint. f

In testimony7 that I claim the foregoingas my invention, I have signed my name this 23rd day of October, 1919.

BERTHOLD A. BAER.