Burial casket with security lock
AssigneeVerplank Enterprises, Inc.
InventorJoel VerPlank
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Abstract
The invention is a lockable burial casket. The lockable burial casket contains a lockable obstruction device for blocking the movement of the bar. The bar is supported by a bracket mounted on the casket. This bracket may contain a groove along the path of movement of the bar. When the catches on the bar engage connectors on the lid, the lockable obstruction device can be placed into a locking position which prevents the catches from unengaging the connectors on the lid. This may be done by inserting the lockable obstruction device within the groove.
Claims20
A lockable burial casket, comprising:
- a body portion defining a cavity wherein the cavity has an opening;
- a lid pivotally connected to the body portion to close the opening;
- a connector mounted on the lid;
- a bracket mounted on the body portion;
- a bar supported by the bracket and having a catch, the bar being movable along the body portion to a latched position wherein the catch engages the connector when the lid is closed;
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- a lockable obstruction device mounted on the body portion, the lockable obstruction device being movable into a locked position wherein the device obstructs the movement of the bar thereby preventing the bar from moving out of the latched position.
A lockable burial casket, comprising:
- a body portion defining a cavity wherein the cavity has an opening;
- a lid pivotally connected to the body portion to close the opening;
- a connector mounted on the lid;
- a bracket mounted on the body portion and defining a slidable passage;
- a bar having a catch and being received within the passage, the bar being slidable within the passage to a latched position wherein the catch engages the connector when the lid is closed;
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- a lockable obstruction device mounted on the body portion, the lockable obstruction device obstructing the sliding of the bar within the passage when the obstruction device is in a locked position such that the bar is prevented from sliding out of the latched position.
A lockable burial casket, comprising:
- a body portion defining a cavity wherein the cavity has an opening;
- a lid pivotally connected to the body portion to close the opening;
- a connector mounted on the lid;
- a bracket mounted on the body portion and defining a slidable passage wherein the bracket defines a groove intersecting the passage;
- a bar having a catch for engaging the connector on the lid when the lid is closed, the bar being received within the passage and being slidable from an unlatched position to a latched position, wherein the bar obstructs the groove and the catch does not engage the connector in the unlatched position and wherein the bar is slid past the groove such that the catch engages the connector in the latched position;
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- a lockable obstruction device mounted on the body portion, the lockable obstruction device having a locked position wherein the obstruction device obstructs the groove when the bar is in the latched position such that the bar cannot slide into the unlatched position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.