Funerary viewing system and method
AssigneeVandor Group, Inc.
InventorsJustin F. Davis, Gerald H. Davis
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Abstract
A funerary method includes disposing a deceased adult human body in supine position on an insert having side walls and end walls. The method further includes providing the insert on a tray having two end panels and a plurality of side panels affixed to a bottom panel, and inserting a first edge of a first fabric segment between a side panel of the tray and a side wall of the insert. The first fabric segment is used to cover at least a portion of a top edge of at least the first side wall of the insert and at least a portion of the deceased human body, such that the deceased human body is sufficiently visible for identification. Thereafter, the insert and the deceased human body are removed from the tray.
Claims20
A funerary method, comprising:
- a) disposing a deceased adult human body in supine position on an insert, the insert having side walls and end walls, at least one side wall and the end walls all having a first height;
- b) providing the insert on a tray having two end panels and a plurality of side panels affixed to a bottom panel, wherein at least one of the two end panels and the plurality of panels has a contoured outer surface, and wherein a vertical distance between a top surface of the bottom panel and at least a part of a top edge of a first side panel of the plurality of side panels is less than 10 inches;
- c) inserting a first edge of a first fabric segment between the first side panel of the tray and a first side wall of the insert;
- d) employing at least the first fabric segment to cover at least a portion of a top edge of at least the first side wall of the insert and at least a portion of the deceased human body, such that the deceased human body is sufficiently visible for identification;
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- e) subsequent to step d), removing the insert and the deceased human body from the tray.
A funerary tray for displaying a deceased, comprising:
- first and second side panels and first and second end panels coupled to a bottom panel to form a tray, the tray having a length and width adapted to receive and reasonably fit a deceased adult human body in the supine position, wherein a vertical distance between at least a portion of a top surface of the bottom panel and a top edge of the first side panel is less than 10 inches, each side panel constructed primarily of wood or metal and includes a first end coupled to the first end panel, a second end coupled to the second end panel, a top edge, and a bottom disposed adjacent the bottom panel, each side panel including an interior surface;
- wherein at least one of the first and second end panels is configured to be moved from a position that extends upward from the bottom panel to a different position;
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- wherein at least one of the plurality of side panels includes an upper frame, a lower frame, and a middle section extending therebetween, the middle section having a thickness that is less than a thickness of each of the upper frame and the lower frame.
A funerary tray for displaying a deceased, comprising:
- first and second side panels and first and second end panels coupled to a bottom panel to form a tray, the tray having a length and width adapted to receive and reasonably fit a deceased adult human body in the supine position, wherein a vertical distance between at least a portion of a top surface of the bottom panel and a top edge of the first side panel is less than 10 inches, each side panel including a first end coupled to the first end panel, a second end coupled to the second end panel, a top edge, and a bottom disposed adjacent the bottom panel, each side panel including an interior surface;
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- a first receptacle affixed to the interior surface of the first side panel, the receptacle configured to position and retain a removable fabric segment, the first receptacle including a first plate attached to the interior surface, a bottom wall that extends inward from the first plate, and a retaining plate that extends upward from an end of the bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.