US1471023A - Burial casket - Google Patents

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US1471023A
US1471023A US608195A US60819522A US1471023A US 1471023 A US1471023 A US 1471023A US 608195 A US608195 A US 608195A US 60819522 A US60819522 A US 60819522A US 1471023 A US1471023 A US 1471023A
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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  • My invention relates toV a kburial casket and has for its object the provision of means ⁇ for illuminating the interior ofthe casket,
  • which means comprises asource lof light and a collapsible canopy for directing the rays Vof light froin'th'eY source, said canopy.
  • y 5 indicates the body of theY casket and 6 the lid or y, Y body of' the casket at 7 s0 that. itmay be.
  • the panel which 4is hinged( ⁇ to the 3U swungV upwardly into a substantiallyeverticalposition asshown.
  • the panel is retained in position byy any suitable means, such', for example, as the cord 8 shown in Fig. 1.
  • the facey of the panel 6 is covered with textile material 9 ⁇ such as puffed satin VVso arrangedas to produce a decorative'eftect.
  • the covering 9 is Vprovided withv a loose portion 10 cooperating with arten-.

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W. J. BIEN BURIAL GASKET' Oct. 16
' Filed nec. 21.. 1922 INVENTGR .J.BiEN
Hyg.
ATTORNEY patentado-a. 1e,Y 1923.,
Pari-:NT
COMPANY, or nEL'LEvILLn,` v ILLINOIS, e CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.I
' BURIAL oAsK-E'I'.
Application riled December YTo all whom t may concern: v
Be it'known that I, YVVIILLIAiuV J. BIEN,.
a subject of the United States of America, lresidingV at the city of Belleville, State .of 5 Illinois, United Statesjof Americznhave 1nvented certain new. and useful Burial CasfV ings, forming part of this specification. v*
My invention relates toV a kburial casket and has for its object the provision of means `for illuminating the interior ofthe casket,
which means comprises asource lof light and a collapsible canopy for directing the rays Vof light froin'th'eY source, said canopy.-
.Y preferablyl forming aV portion of the casket 20A decoration.Y Y Y In the accompanyingV drawingswhich ill lustrate'one form of casket made in 'accordance with my invention,'Fig. lisa front elevation, Fig. 2 is avertical section through the lid or panel andfFig.: 3 isfa diagram matic View. y
, y 5 indicates the body of theY casket and 6 the lid or y, Y body of' the casket at 7 s0 that. itmay be.
panel which 4is hinged(` to the 3U swungV upwardly into a substantiallyeverticalposition asshown. The panel is retained in position byy any suitable means, such', for example, as the cord 8 shown in Fig. 1. The facey of the panel 6 is covered with textile material 9` such as puffed satin VVso arrangedas to produce a decorative'eftect. Y The covering 9 is Vprovided withv a loose portion 10 cooperating with arten-.
closed1V curved rod 11 to produce'fa collapsi.
40 Vble canopy forming a part ofthe decoration of the' casket. The rod 11 is pivoted.
to the panel 6 at the points 12'so that it will fall down by gravity into the position shown in Eig. 2, when the panel is raised, carry- I .'21, ieeawseriaiNo. 608,195. 7
ing itthe loose, portion 10 of the material 9. *Arranged just below thecanopy *10, preferablyA at its central part isan in-Ll OFFICE- j WILLIAIVI J. BIEN, or BELLEVILLE-ILLINOIS, AssIeNon fro BELLEVILLE cnsniz'r candescentlamp 13 whichmay be supplied -with current through the circuit 14 from any suitable source', such as. the battery 15 ket.
v5o .f rcontained in a receptaclenl within the'cas- Theca'nopy 10 .not onlyjsvcreens'thelarnp -13 from the direct view of the observer but -also' acts as a reflector todirect therays" of light downwardly and forwardly intovthel casket, thus 'Y producingfl the maximum Yfree .to foldy back againstthe panel. i
.55 amountof light at the point desired. lllrhen,` 'y l the Apanel 6 is lowered, the canopy 1O-is` by Letters Patent ofthe United: States is :l
1. In' 'a' burial casket, the combination source of light carried by said panel, anda collapsible canopy of eXible material'falsol y Qcarriedk by lsaid panel for reflecting the raysv yfrom said source of light lforwardly and downwardly. L
2. Ina burial casket, the .combination with thevbo'dy of the casket, of a panel, av l source OIe light carried bysaid, panel, a tegX-` tile covering for said panel, anda canopy.
forming ka part of said covering and adaptedA `downwardly and forwardly. y e
n In a burial casket, the combination withy the body of the casket, of a panel,
textile covering for said panel including a forwardly and downwardly. In testimony. whereof, yI set'my hand and aixed my seal.H
a source of'light carried by said panel, a'
WILLIAM .I. BIEN. [ne] to directl the rays from said source of light f
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3791594A (en) * 1973-01-24 1974-02-12 R Relly Casket lighting fixture
US5426573A (en) * 1993-03-23 1995-06-20 Jenkins; Sophenia Casket lid recessed light unit
US20050150091A1 (en) * 2004-01-14 2005-07-14 Parker Daniel J. Sculpted three-dimensional cap panel
US20050166375A1 (en) * 2004-01-30 2005-08-04 Cunningham Gary R. Casket having lighted corners
US20060213041A1 (en) * 2004-01-30 2006-09-28 Cunningham Gary R Funerary article having lighted ornament

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3791594A (en) * 1973-01-24 1974-02-12 R Relly Casket lighting fixture
US5426573A (en) * 1993-03-23 1995-06-20 Jenkins; Sophenia Casket lid recessed light unit
US20050150091A1 (en) * 2004-01-14 2005-07-14 Parker Daniel J. Sculpted three-dimensional cap panel
US20050166375A1 (en) * 2004-01-30 2005-08-04 Cunningham Gary R. Casket having lighted corners
US20060213041A1 (en) * 2004-01-30 2006-09-28 Cunningham Gary R Funerary article having lighted ornament
US7200905B2 (en) 2004-01-30 2007-04-10 Batesville Services, Inc. Casket having lighted corners
US7343653B2 (en) 2004-01-30 2008-03-18 Batesville Services, Inc. Funerary article having lighted ornament

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