Casket ornament attachment mechanism
AssigneeBatesville Services, Inc.
InventorIlija Rojdev
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Abstract
A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable on the shell, a mounting plate mounted to the shell, the plate including at least one keyhole groove therein, a medallion casket ornament having a rear side, the ornament including at least one magnet mounted on the rear side, and a magnetic adapter plate having a rear side, the adapter plate including at least one fastener with a head thereon mounted on the rear side, the adapter plate removably secured to the shell by inserting the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove in the mounting plate and seating the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove, the casket ornament removably secured to the shell by positioning the at least one magnet of the ornament on the adapter plate.
Claims21
A casket comprising:
- a casket shell,
- a casket lid closeable on said shell,
- a mounting plate mounted to said shell, said mounting plate including at least one keyhole groove therein,
- a medallion casket ornament having a rear side, said ornament including at least one magnet mounted on said rear side, and
- a magnetic adapter plate having a rear side, said adapter plate including at least one fastener with a head thereon mounted on said rear side,
- said adapter plate removably secured to said shell by inserting said head of said fastener in said keyhole groove in said mounting plate and seating said head of said fastener in said keyhole groove,
- said casket ornament removably secured to said shell by positioning said at least one magnet of said ornament on said adapter plate.
A funerary receptacle for containing remains of a deceased, said receptacle comprising:
- a container adapted to contain the remains,
- a lid closeable on said container,
- a mounting plate mounted to said container, said mounting plate including at least one keyhole groove therein,
- a medallion funerary receptacle ornament having a rear side, said ornament including at least one magnet mounted on said rear side, and
- a magnetic adapter plate having a rear side, said adapter plate including at least one fastener with a head thereon mounted on said rear side,
- said adapter plate removably secured to said container by inserting said head of said fastener in said keyhole groove in said mounting plate and seating said head of said fastener in said keyhole groove,
- said ornament removably secured to said container by positioning said at least one magnet of said ornament on said adapter plate.
A funerary article comprising:
- a mounting surface including at least one keyhole groove therein,
- a medallion funerary ornament having a rear side, said ornament including at least one magnet mounted on said rear side, and
- a magnetic adapter plate having a rear side, said adapter plate including at least one fastener with a head thereon mounted on said rear side,
- said adapter plate removably secured to said mounting surface by inserting said head of said fastener in said keyhole groove in said mounting surface and seating said head of said fastener in said keyhole groove,
- said ornament removably secured to said adapter plate by positioning said at least one magnet of said ornament on said adapter plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.