Undertaking – Coffins
Patent
1997-12-19
1999-10-19
Melius, Terry Lee
Undertaking
Coffins
27DIG1, 27 17, 292302, A61G 1700
Patent
active
059667869
ABSTRACT:
A latch mechanism (10) for burial or cremation caskets (12) includes a stud (22) which is press-fit in the lower edge (18) of the casket lid (16), and a latch plate (24) which resides within a transverse recess (40) in an upstanding wall (20) of the casket shell (14). The latch plate includes an elongated keyhole-shaped slot (44) which is accessible to the stud via a vertical hole (46) in the upper edge (21) of the shell wall. The slot has a wide portion (48) which allows the stud to pass through the latch plate, and a narrow portion (50) which is narrower than the distal end (52) of the stud. The stud includes a necked-down portion (54) which is narrower than the narrow portion of the slot. The latch plate is slidable within the recess from a first position in which the stud resides within the wide portion of the slot to a second position in which the necked-down portion of the stud resides within the narrow portion of the slot. The latch mechanism parts are easily fabricated out of a combustible material such as plastic, and are secured within the casket without the use of metal fasteners.
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Batesville Services, Inc.
Melius Terry Lee
Miller William L.
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