Display and burial system

A display and burial system comprising, a base usable during viewing of a body and subsequently as a vault base for burial, a reusable lid unit removably associated with said base and having a perimetral frame on the underside thereof which rests on said base, said lid unit including a lid member pivotally mounted on said frame for movement to a viewing position, and a two-part link movable to an extended position for holding said lid member in viewing position including a first link part pivotally fixed to said lid member and a second link part pivotally connected at one end to the first link part and at its other end having means operable by link pivotal movement for releasable connection to said perimetral frame.

A display and burial system comprising, a base having a frame member along at least one end thereof, a lid member movable relative to said base between a closed position and an open viewing position, and means coacting between the base and the lid member for holding the lid member in viewing position, said means including a link having two parts which are pivotally connected together for movement between an extended generally straight-line relation and a collapsed relation, one link part being pivotally connected to said lid member, the other link part having an open-ended slot, a recess in said frame member having a pin therein extending parallel to the front of said base, said recess having a front to rear dimension adequate to permit entry of the other link part into said recess while the lid member is partially open and the link is partially collapsed to have said slot opening downwardly to pass over the pin and thereafter, as the lid member is fully opened and the links are pivoted to straight-line relation, the other link part pivots on said pin to a position where the slot opens toward the front of the base and an edge of the other link part engages an edge of said recess to prevent disengagement of the pin and slot, and means for preventing pivoting of said link parts beyond said straight-line relation.

A display and burial system comprising, a base having a frame member, a lid member movable relative to said base between a closed position and an open viewing position, and easily stored and released means coacting between the base and the lid member for holding the lid member in viewing position, said means including a link having two parts which are pivotally connected together for movement between an extended generally straight-line relation and a collapsed relation, one link part being pivotally connected to said lid member, a recess in said frame member having a pin therein extending generally parallel to the front of said base and said recess having a front to rear dimension adequate to permit entry of the other link part into said recess while the lid member is partially open and the link is partially collapsed, the other link part having pin-engaging means positioned to engage said pin as said other link part moves into said recess, and thereafter as the lid member is fully opened and the links are pivoted to straight-line relation said other link part pivots on said pin to a position where an edge of the other link part engages an edge of said recess and the other link part is locked to said pin.