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Cap brace for hardwood caskets

CA 2013968 C · Owner: Batesville Casket Company, Inc. · Inventors: Craft, William K.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A brace for wooden casket cap. A channel slot is routed in the top edge of the body of the casket. A plastic channel is inserted in the slot. The channel is secured in the slot by transverse fore and aft nails. A brace is pivoted to the cap and slidable in the channel. A hook on the end of the brace is captured by the aft nail to hold the brace and cap in the open position.

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Why it's free to use

  • Filed April 5, 1990 and granted August 4, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 5, 2010.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by April 5, 2012.
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FiledApril 5, 1990
GrantedAugust 4, 1998
Term endedApril 5, 2010
Patent numberCA 2013968 C
Classification (IPC)A61G17/00 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedApril 5, 1990Patent grantedAug 4, 1998Term endedApril 5, 2010

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