Casket and ornament therefore

A method of personalizing a casket, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof,
• positioning a two-dimensional image in the recess of the medallion blank,
• positioning a transparent layer of material so as to overlie the two-dimensional image, the transparent layer of material being dome-shaped in cross section such that a peripheral outer edge of the layer is thinner than a central portion of the layer, and
• removably securing the medallion blank to the magnetic material of the cap panel via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank.

A method of personalizing a casket to a deceased, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of the deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the method comprising the steps of:

• subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, receiving a selection of a two-dimensional image from a loved one of the deceased of significance to at least one of the loved one and the deceased,
• providing a medallion blank being formed as a unitary body and having a recess on a front side thereof,
• placing the two-dimensional image directly against a bottom surface of the recess,
• applying a layer of transparent material over the two-dimensional image, and
• securing the assembled medallion blank and two-dimensional image to the cap panel.

A method of personalizing a casket to a deceased, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of the deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the method comprising the steps of:

• subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, receiving a selection of a two-dimensional image from a loved one of the deceased of significance to at least one of the loved one and the deceased,
• attaching the two-dimensional image directly to a medallion blank and beneath a layer of transparent material, and
• securing the medallion blank to the cap panel,
• wherein the layer of transparent material is dome-shaped in cross section such that a peripheral outer edge of the layer is thinner than a central portion of the layer.

A method of personalizing a casket to a deceased, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of the deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the method comprising the steps of:

• subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, receiving a selection of a two-dimensional image from a loved one of the deceased of significance to at least one of the loved one and the deceased,
• attaching the two-dimensional image directly to a medallion blank and beneath a layer of transparent material, and
• securing the medallion blank to the cap panel,
• wherein the step of attaching the two-dimensional image to the medallion blank and beneath the layer of transparent material comprises adhesively attaching the two-dimensional image to the medallion blank and adhesively attaching a prefabricated sheet of the transparent material to the two-dimensional image.

A method of personalizing a casket to a deceased, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of the deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the method comprising the steps of:

• subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, receiving a selection of a two-dimensional image from a loved one of the deceased of significance to at least one of the loved one and the deceased,
• attaching the two-dimensional image directly to a medallion blank and beneath a layer of transparent material, and
• securing the medallion blank to the cap panel,
• wherein the step of attaching the two-dimensional image to the medallion blank and beneath the layer of transparent material comprises adhesively attaching the two-dimensional image to the medallion blank and pouring a transparent UV curable liquid over the two-dimensional image and onto the medallion blank and then UV curing the liquid.

A method of personalizing a casket to a deceased, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of the deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the method comprising the steps of:

• subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, receiving a selection of a two-dimensional image from a loved one of the deceased of significance to at least one of the loved one and the deceased,
• attaching the two-dimensional image directly to a medallion blank and beneath a layer of transparent material, and
• securing the medallion blank to the cap panel,
• further comprising the steps of:
• printing the two-dimensional image on adhesively-backed film,
• die-cutting the film with image thereon to the correct size, and
• adhering the die-cut adhesively-backed film with image thereon to the medallion blank.

A method of personalizing a casket to a deceased, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of the deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the method comprising the steps of:

• subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, receiving a selection of a two-dimensional image from a loved one of the deceased of significance to at least one of the loved one and the deceased,
• attaching the two-dimensional image directly to a medallion blank and beneath a layer of transparent material, and
• securing the medallion blank to the cap panel,
• wherein the step of attaching the two-dimensional image to the medallion blank and beneath the layer of transparent material comprises adhesively attaching the two-dimensional image to the medallion blank and applying a two part epoxy over the two-dimensional image and onto the medallion blank and then allowing the epoxy to cure.