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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7774908 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket is provided with an integral memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and mementos of memorialization of the deceased. In one form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an openable an... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7325846 | Low profile mechanical assist hood latch A mechanical assist apparatus is provided for biasing an access cover relative to a housing. The mechanical assist apparatus comprises a user-engageable lever, an arm rotatably coupled to the user-engageable lever at a first joint, and a sled rotatably coupled to th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322080 | Memorialization casket A memorialization casket comprises a shell, a lid closable upon the shell and an alcove structure mounted to an under side of the lid. The casket lid may include a dish mounted to the under side of the casket lid, with the alcove structure being mounted to the dish.... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320162 | Casket with memorabilia mounting and display devices A casket comprises a casket shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a floor, at least one lid securable to the casket shell, a memorabilia mounting device secured to the at least one lid and extending along at least a portion of a perimeter there... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316054 | Sealable casket having memorabilia compartment A sealable casket having a memorabilia compartment comprises a shell and at least one cap pivoted to the shell. The shell and cap have respective confronting flanges. A gasket is disposed between the flanges of the shell and the cap forming a seal therebetween. A me... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6922877 | Casket lid and method of making same A method of making a one-piece, unitary lid for a casket comprises providing tooling configured to produce a casket lid having a crown, a pie, a rim and a header, providing settable material, preferably a mixture of wood chips and binder, from which to mold the lid,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6898830 | Sealable casket having memorabilia compartment A sealable casket having a memorabilia compartment comprises a shell and at least one cap pivoted to the shell. The shell and cap have respective confronting flanges. A gasket is disposed between the flanges of the shell and the cap forming a seal therebetween. A me... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6849141 | Casket lid and method of making same A method of making a lid for a casket comprises providing tooling configured to produce a one-piece, unitary casket lid having a crown, a pie, a rim and a header, providing settable material from which to mold the lid, molding the settable material with the tooling,... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6574841 | Lightweight burial casket A lid for a casket includes a cover including longitudinally spaced-apart first and second end edges, transversely spaced-apart first and second side edges, and a dome extending between the first and second side edges and between the first and second end ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6503429 | Casket lid and method of making same A method of making a one-piece, unitary lid for a casket comprises providing tooling configured to produce a casket lid having a crown, a pie, a rim and a header, providing settable material, preferably a mixture of wood chips arid binder, from which to m... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6324736 | Funeral casket with video display unit A funeral casket which includes a video display unit capable of playing a recording or other message containing visual images, and audio if desired, at a funeral service. The recorded message may portray selected events during the life of the deceased and... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5675877 | Dish assembly for burial casket cap and method A dish assembly for a burial casket comprises a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and side, a cap panel insert ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5611124 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket is provided with an integral memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and mementos of memorialization of the deceased. In one form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5535490 | Casket shipping clip A shipping clip is provided for a casket which has a body or shell with a top ledge including a front edge and a pair of caps pivoted to the body and closable thereon, with each of the pair of caps having a header wall on an end thereof. The header walls ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5339852 | Permanent portable weatherproof blind A permanent weatherproof blind adapted for use in a variety of hunting or observing situations includes a generally cylindrical, substantially rigid shell sized to resemble a bale of hay. The shell consists of an upper section having a curved outer wall s... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5307545 | Corrugated cardboard coffin A corrugated cardboard coffin for use in cremation funeral services, comprising a body receiving portion and a lid which is telescopically mounted thereon. Two embodiments of the lid are presented, one of them being of a unitary construction and the other... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5058248 | Coffin A coffin consists of a trough (1) and of a lid (2) which can be placed onto the trough (1). All elements (3 to 7) forming the trough (1) and all elements (8 to 12) forming the lid (2) are pivotably interconnectred to each other by means of hinge means (13... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4962574 | Plural display casket A plural display burial casket utilizes two substantially equal top portions which are hingedly attached to opposed sides of a casket body. The top portions utilize quick release mechanisms which allow the top portion acting as the unselected foot end of ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4688305 | Hinge having alternate mounting capacity A hinge is adapted to be mounted in either of two mountings, a first or flush mounting which enables closing of a cover so that it touches a container portion, and a second or spaced mounting in which the cover is maintained in spaced relation to the cont... | 08/25/1987 |
