Casket ornament attachment system and method
View Patent ↗A decorative ornament is attached to a casket having an ornament attachment plate. The ornament may be attached to corner member or other portion of the casket. Each ornament attachment plate has a pair of grooves including a straight groove and a curved groove for receiving fasteners on the back of the ornament.
1. An attachment member for removeably attaching a first object to a second object comprising:
a straight groove having a first end and a second end; and
a curved groove having a first end and a second end the curved groove curving about an origin of radius at the second end of the straight groove;
wherein the straight groove and the curved groove are adapted for receiving fasteners attached to one of said first and second objects; wherein each of the first ends of the straight groove and the curved groove includes a rounded opening; wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include slots extending from their respective first and second ends; and wherein the slots include opposed ribs.
2. The attachment member of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a stepped portion.
3. The attachment member of claim 2 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a vertical slot portion.
4. The attachment member of claim 3 , wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include ramped portions.
5. An ornament attachment member for removeably attaching an ornament to a casket comprising:
a straight groove having a first end and a second end; and
a curved groove having a first end and the curved groove curving about an origin of radius at the second end of the straight groove;
wherein the straight groove and the curved groove are adapted for receiving fasteners attached to the ornament; wherein each of the first ends of the straight groove and the curved groove includes a rounded opening; wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include slots extending from their respective first and second ends: and wherein the slots include opposed ribs.
6. The ornament attachment member of claim 5 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a stepped portion.
7. The ornament attachment member of claim 6 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a vertical slot portion.
8. The ornament attachment member of claim 7 , wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include ramped portions.
9. A casket comprising:
a shell;
an ornament having a pair of fasteners;
an ornament attachment member attached to the shell for removeably attaching the ornament, the ornament attachment member comprising:
a straight groove having a first end and a second end;
a curved groove having a first end and a second end the curved groove curving about an origin of radius at the second end of the straight groove;
wherein the straight groove and the curved groove are adapted for receiving the pair of fasteners attached to the ornament.
10. The casket of claim 9 , wherein each of the first ends of the straight groove and the curved groove includes a rounded opening.
11. The casket of claim 10 , wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include slots extending from their respective first and second ends.
12. The casket of claim 11 , wherein the slots include opposed ribs.
13. The casket of claim 12 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a stepped portion.
14. The casket of claim 13 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a vertical slot portion.
15. The casket of claim 14 , wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include ramped portions.
16. The casket member of claim 9 , wherein the shell further includes a corner member and the ornament attachment member is attached to the corner member.
17. A method of securing an ornament having first and second fasteners to a casket shell, the casket shell having an ornament attachment member having a straight groove and a curved groove having first and second ends, the method comprising:
inserting the first fastener into the first end of the straight groove and the second fastener into the first end of the curved groove;
moving the first fastener into the second end of the straight groove;
rotating the ornament about the second end of the straight groove to move the second fastener into the second end of the curved groove.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the ornament further comprises at least one pad and wherein rotating the ornament further includes compressing the at least one pad.
19. A casket ornament system comprising:
a casket ornament having a pair of fasteners; and
an ornament attachment member adapted for attaching the casket ornament to a casket, the ornament attachment member comprising:
a straight groove having a first end and a second end; and
a curved groove having a first end and a second end; the curved groove curving about an origin of radius at the second end of the straight groove;
wherein the straight groove and the curved groove are adapted for receiving the casket ornament fasteners.
20. The ornament attachment system of claim 19 , wherein each of the first ends of the straight groove and the curved groove includes a rounded opening.
21. The ornament attachment system of claim 20 , wherein the straight groove and the curved groove include slots extending from their respective first and second ends.
22. The ornament attachment system of claim 21 , wherein the slots include opposed ribs.
23. The ornament attachment system of claim 22 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a stepped portion.
24. The ornament attachment system of claim 23 , wherein the second end of the curved groove includes a vertical slot potion.