Burial casket with wedge bar lock
AssigneeMatthews Resources, Inc.
InventorDale Palmer
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Abstract
A burial casket has a base portion with a plurality of locking element openings and a top having a plurality of locking elements depending downwardly. A hanger-supporting member is affixed to a lower surface of the top rim of said base, and has a plurality of locking element openings aligned with the locking element openings. Opposed flanges of hangers are disposed in recesses of the hangar-supporting member. A locking bar extends through the hangers. When the top is closed, each locking element extends through one of the locking element openings and through one of the aligned locking element openings. The locking bar engages the plurality of locking elements to restrain the top in closed position. A decorative material-supporting member depends downwardly from the hanger-supporting member.
Claims11
A burial casket, comprising:
- a base portion having an upper rim with a front portion, said front portion of said upper rim having a plurality of locking element openings disposed along a length thereof;
- a top connected to said base portion, said top having a closed position and having a lower rim with a front portion;
- said top having a plurality of locking elements disposed along a length of said front portion of said lower rim, said locking elements depending downwardly from said lower rim;
- said front portions of said upper and lower rims being in substantial abutting relationship when said top is in said closed position;
- a hanger-supporting member affixed to a lower surface of said upper rim of said base, said hanger-supporting member having a plurality of locking element openings aligned with said locking element openings of said upper rim of said base;
- a locking bar extending below said hanger-supporting member, said locking bar having a locked position and, said locking bar extending through and being supported by a plurality of hangers;
- when said top is in said closed position each locking element extending through an associated one of said locking element openings of said upper rim of said base and through an associated one of said aligned locking element openings of said hanger-supporting member;
- when said top is in said closed position and said locking bar is in said locked position, said locking bar engaging said plurality of locking elements to restrain said top in said closed position;
- said hanger-supporting member having a plurality of downwardly-projecting hanger recesses disposed along a length thereof, each hanger recess having a hanger opening therethrough;
- each hanger having a top portion and a lower portion, said lower portion depending downwardly from said top portion;
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- said top portion of each hanger being disposed in one of said hanger recesses and each lower portion extending through the associated hanger opening in said one hanger recess;
- whereby said hanger recesses provide predetermined, positive locations for said hangers.
A burial casket, comprising:
- a base portion;
- a top connected to said base portion, said top having a closed position having a plurality of locking elements;
- a locking bar having locked and unlocked positions;
- when said top is in said closed position and said locking bar is in said locked position, said locking bar engaging said plurality of locking elements to restrain said top in said closed position;
- a locking bar articulation mechanism having a screw, said screw having a shaft, a threaded portion and an axial constraint;
- a collar affixed to said base, said collar engaging said axial constraint of said screw, said collar being operable to rotatably support and axially constrain said screw relative to said base;
- a nut threaded on said threaded portion of said screw;
- said locking bar having an integral loop portion partially closely encircling said nut;
- said threaded portion of said screw extending through a hole in said integral loop, said hole being sized and shaped to permit non-engaging passage of said threaded portion of said screw therethrough;
- said integral loop substantially preventing rotation and axial movement of said nut relative to said locking bar, such that rotation of said screw results in axial translation of said locking bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.