US2156872A - Casket-top holder - Google Patents

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US2156872A
US2156872A US125314A US12531437A US2156872A US 2156872 A US2156872 A US 2156872A US 125314 A US125314 A US 125314A US 12531437 A US12531437 A US 12531437A US 2156872 A US2156872 A US 2156872A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A61G17/00—Coffins; Funeral wrappings; Funeral urns
    • A61G17/02—Coffin closures; Packings therefor
    • A61G17/032—Support for closures
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to casket top holders, and has for the primary object the provision of means which may be readily adapted to a casket and its top or cover whereby the latter may be supported in an upright or open position to expose the corpse and to support the veil clear of the corpse thereby rendering an inexpensive casket with the appearance and advantages of an expensive casket where the top or cover is hinged and capable of assuming an upright position when opened.
  • this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.
  • FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a casket equipped with my invention.
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the same.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating one of the holders.
  • Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View illustrating a modified form of holder.
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.
  • the numeral 1 indicates a casket of an inexpensive construction, the cover or top thereof being shown as consisting of separable sections 2 and 3.
  • the section 2 is secured in position with the section 3 still removed therefrom so as to expose the face and shoulders of the corpse to view. It is customary to place over the open portion of the casket a veil which rests upon the face of the corpse and consequently partially obscures features of the corpse.
  • my invention is adapted thereto which consists of holders 4 constructed to grip the flange 5 of the casket I and also receive the section 3 of the top or cover of the casket so that the section 3 will be supported vertically whereby a veil 6 may be draped thereover and also over the open portion of the casket keeping the veil from contacting 5 the corpse and giving the casket an appearance of an expensive one.
  • Each holder 4 is constructed from a single length of resilient material first bent into substantially U-shaped form, as shown at 5', including a bight portion 6 and arm portions 1.
  • One of the arm portions 1 is bent upon itself and then again bent to form a substantially U-shaped clamp 8.
  • the bent portions of one of the arms are secured together by a clip 9.
  • the arms 1 receive therebetween the section 3 of the cover or top and the clamp 8 fits over the flange 5 of the casket.
  • the clamp 8 is connected to the bight portion of the holder by a hinge In including in its construction a headed bolt H with a nut l2 threaded thereon. By releasing the nut l2 the clamp may then be positioneol to engage over the upper edge of a vertical wall of the casket with the holder extending upwardly from the pivot.
  • the veil 6 may have a suitable backing l3 which will conceal from view the holders.
  • a clamp for casket lids of that type separate from the casket comprising a flat resilient strip bent on itself to provide a substantially U-shaped clamp including resilient arms to grip a casket lid and a bight portion to rest on a flange of a casket, one of said arms being bent on itself to shorten said arm over the other arm, a clip applied to the shorter arm to hold the portions thereof against each other, and a substantially U-shaped resilient clip to engage with the flange of the casket and secured on the short arm adjacent the bight portion.

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May 2, 1939. J. w. ROBERTS GASKET-TOP HOLDER Filed Feb. 11, 1957 Jaco& Z7. Roberts ATTO R N EYS Patented May 2, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.
This invention relates to casket top holders, and has for the primary object the provision of means which may be readily adapted to a casket and its top or cover whereby the latter may be supported in an upright or open position to expose the corpse and to support the veil clear of the corpse thereby rendering an inexpensive casket with the appearance and advantages of an expensive casket where the top or cover is hinged and capable of assuming an upright position when opened.
With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.
For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a casket equipped with my invention.
Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the same.
Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating one of the holders.
Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View illustrating a modified form of holder.
Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.
Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a casket of an inexpensive construction, the cover or top thereof being shown as consisting of separable sections 2 and 3. After the placing of a corpse in a casket of this type the section 2 is secured in position with the section 3 still removed therefrom so as to expose the face and shoulders of the corpse to view. It is customary to place over the open portion of the casket a veil which rests upon the face of the corpse and consequently partially obscures features of the corpse. In order to render a casket of this kind with the advantages and substantially the same appearance as an expensive casket, my invention is adapted thereto which consists of holders 4 constructed to grip the flange 5 of the casket I and also receive the section 3 of the top or cover of the casket so that the section 3 will be supported vertically whereby a veil 6 may be draped thereover and also over the open portion of the casket keeping the veil from contacting 5 the corpse and giving the casket an appearance of an expensive one.
Each holder 4 is constructed from a single length of resilient material first bent into substantially U-shaped form, as shown at 5', including a bight portion 6 and arm portions 1. One of the arm portions 1 is bent upon itself and then again bent to form a substantially U-shaped clamp 8. The bent portions of one of the arms are secured together by a clip 9. The arms 1 receive therebetween the section 3 of the cover or top and the clamp 8 fits over the flange 5 of the casket.
In some instances the casket is not equipped with a flange 5 and to adapt my invention to a casket of the latter-named type, the clamp 8 is connected to the bight portion of the holder by a hinge In including in its construction a headed bolt H with a nut l2 threaded thereon. By releasing the nut l2 the clamp may then be positioneol to engage over the upper edge of a vertical wall of the casket with the holder extending upwardly from the pivot.
The veil 6 may have a suitable backing l3 which will conceal from view the holders.
Having described the invention, I claim:
A clamp for casket lids of that type separate from the casket comprising a flat resilient strip bent on itself to provide a substantially U-shaped clamp including resilient arms to grip a casket lid and a bight portion to rest on a flange of a casket, one of said arms being bent on itself to shorten said arm over the other arm, a clip applied to the shorter arm to hold the portions thereof against each other, and a substantially U-shaped resilient clip to engage with the flange of the casket and secured on the short arm adjacent the bight portion.
JACOB W. ROBERTS.
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Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2564517A (en) * 1946-06-24 1951-08-14 Beals Albert Price tag holder
US2655712A (en) * 1948-04-30 1953-10-20 Charles W Glassner Burial casket
US3629881A (en) * 1968-11-12 1971-12-28 Esper P Hinshaw Bedrail footrest
US4767151A (en) * 1987-10-14 1988-08-30 Robert Agostini Device to allow an automobile sun visor to act as an air deflector
US20050050700A1 (en) * 2003-07-23 2005-03-10 Davis Gerald H. Mortise and tenon casket with shelf and bracket assembly
US7243406B1 (en) * 2006-03-09 2007-07-17 Batesville Services, Inc. Casket with combination hinge, brace, and lock
US20120174356A1 (en) * 2010-08-16 2012-07-12 Laking Bradley S Ecologically friendly, furniture quality casket
US20120260476A1 (en) * 2010-08-16 2012-10-18 Bruce Burnside Ecologically friendly, furniture quality casket
US20150224010A1 (en) * 2014-02-12 2015-08-13 Gilbert Lewis LACCITIELLO Method of propping a coffin lid open during transportation of a coffin
US10626642B2 (en) * 2018-02-28 2020-04-21 Railserve, Inc. Railcar dome lid device

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2564517A (en) * 1946-06-24 1951-08-14 Beals Albert Price tag holder
US2655712A (en) * 1948-04-30 1953-10-20 Charles W Glassner Burial casket
US3629881A (en) * 1968-11-12 1971-12-28 Esper P Hinshaw Bedrail footrest
US4767151A (en) * 1987-10-14 1988-08-30 Robert Agostini Device to allow an automobile sun visor to act as an air deflector
US20050050700A1 (en) * 2003-07-23 2005-03-10 Davis Gerald H. Mortise and tenon casket with shelf and bracket assembly
US7249402B2 (en) * 2003-07-23 2007-07-31 Vandor Corporation Mortise and tenon casket with shelf and bracket assembly
US7243406B1 (en) * 2006-03-09 2007-07-17 Batesville Services, Inc. Casket with combination hinge, brace, and lock
US20120174356A1 (en) * 2010-08-16 2012-07-12 Laking Bradley S Ecologically friendly, furniture quality casket
US20120260476A1 (en) * 2010-08-16 2012-10-18 Bruce Burnside Ecologically friendly, furniture quality casket
US20150224010A1 (en) * 2014-02-12 2015-08-13 Gilbert Lewis LACCITIELLO Method of propping a coffin lid open during transportation of a coffin
US9248070B2 (en) * 2014-02-12 2016-02-02 Gilbert Lewis LACCITIELLO Method of propping a coffin lid open during transportation of a coffin
US10626642B2 (en) * 2018-02-28 2020-04-21 Railserve, Inc. Railcar dome lid device

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