US1848417A - Casket - Google Patents

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J. G. EVEL March 8, 1932.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec.

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GASKET Filed Dec, 18, 195o ,Qsheets-sheet 2 ATTORNW PtentkeclrMapr.4 8, 1932 fk l Y rcoinmonto provide a l v ing yover the head 'and chestof'th'e bodywhen f l AApplication filedDecenirierV 18;;1305fseria1 This invention relates 'to 'burialV caskets -andhascspecial referenceV to a liningsupp'ort V"forfsu'ch caskets.V A f In the vbetter typesvr cover: having" an open- 't'he casket,y this ,openingfbeingprovided with a closure vlid hinged-at oneside. JAISO,

in suchcaskets it is `connnontohinge thepor-,

.tion of' thefront moulding adjacent theopenj ingA and' alsoY the head end krmoulding tothe c'asketjso that these Vsections of mu'ldingfcan t beV opened out to elaborate fonthe eiectfthe casket lining, being'V of suiicient `fullness to Y 5 15 eXtendvW/out with these sections' when they are fjopened.' Aportion ofthe casketjcoveij lining Yis also leftloose and yof a ullnessto-be folded outwardly tovzljie'fover the end of the cover near the opening. The lid itselil being lined,

these portions of the vlining folded outwardly several views,r and :V

on top of thecasket as heretofore constructed yto cause the raised lid to have Vits ends ap-v f vpearas though the 'drapery formedy by the lininghad been'tornior otherwise removed Vateach'end` of the lid'and thus detractfrom the appearance of the casket which'it is intended should resemble'a couch at the head end. e Y l The principal object of the present inven tion isto provide. an improved construction of llining and support therefor for the lid portion of such va casket so thatthetlid, when l raised,may closely simulate the backy Y of a draped of upholstered couch. f

` A second important, object ofthe invention is to provide a novel construction of wing or extension'forA such a lid, the wings being fold,-` able 'against the underside of ythe lidand there secured when it is desired toclose the lid. Y

With the above and other objects in View, Y aswill be presently understood, the invention t consists inv general of'certainynovel features of construction and combination of. 'parts 'hereinafterliiully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings Vand specically claimed. t Y Y l In the accompanying drawings like charactersof reference indicate like parts in the `O burial caskets No. 503,142, and in' canada Aprijm, 1930'. fY

n view being slightly lin'perspe'ctive andthe lid wings beingspread. f f

Figure 2 is a similarvi'ew Wings foldedibut the lid raised. v `Figure 3 i's-a detail'vsection"through the lid f and c upholstery or lining fr and, showing the .f'supportingbracketinplam y @Figurel is a Vdetail of part t n side of the lidshowing thersnpporting' bracket gin eleknfation.l yj 'n 'f Figuref kisadetail-'viewfof 1a portion'of the glid- ,showing4 one wingopen, 'ing'bracketf beingl dotted ini position:

Y VFigure 6jisa detail section on the line" iOff Figureff'l l' f f ff 1n the. embodiment of the inventionv `herein fshownftlier'e isQ-disclosed a casket having a with" 'tile iid Figure 1 afrdnt view of'sucha casketthe 7 of under the supportl '-7 body provided" atjthe headv v'end with kthe l,

` usual lid? 1:11. y' The Vlining isy arranged! to'eX-Y f tendk .overithe under 'side of the lid-V as atl?,

and also has sutlicient iW-idth Vthat it 'may 'be :folded outwardly .tof drapev .foverwthe :front off'gthe casket atlwhenthe front moulding t Y, l

is hinged 'outwardlyto lie onlftop"'offgcasketI at 14, andi to/drapecback over the h'eadcend when that moulding` is hinged Voutwardly at "15. .frIn'th'e present invention-a double thickx ness of: ythe lining inf-laterial iis vextended f out fromeach end Aoflthe portion l2 to form" j wings 16 represented a'sfunfolded inFigui-e l landV askfold'ed` iniFigure 2 and "from,- this latter figure an idea may be obtained of the Vappearancesof the; casketV as commonly con- Y 'structed without'wings tothe lid, theunsightlygaps at the ends of the lid showing the jsim- .f'ila'rngaps'zin theordinary form lof casket of i Fixedfto the id 11 adjacent eachend there- 4y of is ya bracketlSlto which isf pivoted one "en d jofa supportingfrod;1'9'Which lies between" the f -two layersofthezw ingI and isprovided with ballzor-knob :at its "free end: which-engages i YVj .ini the upper.f .free corner, of: the respective y wing-i F Thus the wings' when 'expanded are supported '.jtoA hang. vertically" below the re-v spective vrdsf r Fi-fired in rspaced' relation f to `each;bracket 18 Vtoftlie-ldf 1l is a Vcatchv 21 f kwhich',".'when the respective wingf is :folded7 #mayfhavethefreeend5of1therod l9fand its"y l its www the head ende-11d for said openy -WlngSii -fermedby double thicknesses of. saidA lining,

covering of lining material engaged therebeneath to hold the Wing closed in the position shown in Figure 2 when it is desired to close the casket. Thus the Wings may be expanded or closed at will and, when expanded cause the lid to closely resemble the back of a couch.

TherehasLhuSbeen provided a simpleand efficient Ydesinee of; the kind ndfor i the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the fonneand-consbnuction ofthe f invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, thereforeydesired to. confine the inventionY to A the, yexact form herein shown `and described, but it is desired Iinclude all such ,as properly come within thefscopefelaimed. i

Having thus described theinventionywhat `s claimedeas'new is:

1. In a caskethavingayview opening in '111g hinged to. one side thereon-a lining vfor said lid, and latenl wingsfaat the ends of said lid vsupported from thelidto unfold; on a substantially vertical axis i zwhen f the lid is open and form end extensions thereof landto fold' ainsthe :runden sidel of the'` lid, i said ingcontinuiations of-,the lid' lining.

2. Inla'eaekethavqingla viewgopeningl in its coverrat the @headlend, .a lid' for` said opening hinged to one side thereof, a lining'forsaid lid,llate!a1fwings at thel ends-'of xsaid lid rand laterale, supports `pivoted tov the. lid `subtantially #vertically when 'the.;1id'1 is open and extending between the thicknesses of the liiinnto sepportlsaid fwings.

facaaket i having av viewg opening: in its cover kattheiheadnend,:al lid for sa-idopen- .ingfhnged to one sideathereof.,ea lining for saidlld, wingsy at theends ofsaid; lid formed vby double i thicknesses ,of :said A lining, .and

vpivoted .e to 'the l lid and.y extending up betweeny the thickneaes ofthe lining to sup- :port saidwingaeaohof said supportszconf off-,abnacket attached kto the? under sidefofthe lid,\a-rodhaving one end pivoted to the:bracketsandv extending between said thicknesses, andaballon. t-herfree end of the in thenpper free cornereof'the f f; `signature.

'- said lid.

6. In..acasket having a View,` epening at "the head end, a lidfor said opening hinged .-to,one side-thereof, kand a lining for .said lid having lateralD extensions forming .,wings, said wings being adapted to fold under .the -lid kwhen the latter is closedand to lie in thejplane of the lid when the Ilatter is fopen."

- 7. Ina casket having a View opening at the head end, a lidy for said opening hinged to one ,l side thereof, a lining4 for said lidhaving lateraly extensions forming wings,` said Wings,- being *adaptedy to fold underl the lid when Athe latter is closed and to liein the plane of the lid whensthe latter is opena.nd

jssupports hinged to the lid adjacent its ends and adapted to hold the lining in said closed Aand opened positions.

In .testimony lwhereof yhehas affixed, his

f JAMES GUY 1EVEL.

ming. v l 4.Ina'casket havingaview openingyin its cover at the head end, a lid forsaid-openv mg hingedV to one lrside thereof, fav lining for said-Liddateral-wingsat the ends of. said lid formed by donhlethicknessesiofsaid lining,

` lateral, supportspivoted to; the lid s substantially vertically' when the lid is openl and vex- ;tending ,between the thicknesses Aof the g ymg togsupportsaid wings, and means to hold said,y supports and wings releasably folded f vagainst the vunder side, of: saidjlid.

5.aIn a casket .having .fa viewepen'ing in vits cover atthe headend,fialid forosaid openfinghingedetmone eideuthereof,l alning; for

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