Latch mechanism for a casket
CA 2254596 A1 · Owner: Batesville Services, Inc. · Inventors: Bowling, Donald W.
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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 …
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- Filed November 26, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 26, 2018.
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