Patents
US 10350126 B1: Casket ornament attachment mechanism
- Granted
- 2019-07-16
- Filed
- 2018-05-17 application 15982403
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable on the shell, at least one keyhole groove in the shell, a medallion casket ornament having a rear side, the ornament including at least one magnet mounted on the rear side, and an adapter plate having at least one rearward facing fastener with a head thereon and having a forward facing annular magnetic plate. The adapter plate is removably secured to the shell by inserting the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove and seating the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove. The ornament is removably secured to the shell by positioning the at least one magnet of the ornament on the annular magnetic plate. The ornament is plumbed by rotating the ornament relative to the adapter plate until the ornament is plumb.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190716.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Services, LLC 81 patents | US company or organization | Batesville, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher M. Wessel | Metamora, IN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory Wray | Guilford, IN | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61G | Transport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons ; operating tables or chairs; chairs for dentistry; funeral devices | A61G17/0407 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BATESVILLE SERVICES, LLC signed 2023-02-01 | TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO, ONTARIO | 62634/886 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-10-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WESSEL, CHRISTOPHER M., MR. signed 2018-09-19 WRAY, GREGORY, MR signed 2018-09-21 | BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC BATESVILLE, IN | 47265/188 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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