Cap panel shelf
View Patent ↗A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, a cap panel inserted in a cavity formed by a bottom surface of the at least one casket cap, a plurality of puffing members attached to the edges of the cap panel, and a cap panel shelf mounted on the bottom surface of the casket cap. The cap panel shelf may be mounted on the casket cap by using wooden dowels. The cap panel shelf may be mounted on the casket cap by using mounting brackets positioned in between a puffing member on the bottom edge of the cap panel and the cap panel. A hinged support may be fastened to the bottom surface of the cap panel shelf to retain the cap panel shelf at a desired position.
1. A cap panel shelf assembly for a casket comprising
a cap panel shelf coupled to a bottom surface of a casket cap via at least two retaining brackets, wherein the cap panel shelf comprises a hinged support member coupled to a bottom surface of the cap panel shelf;
a cap panel arranged in a cavity formed by the bottom surface of the casket cap;
wherein the retaining brackets are inserted in between a puffing member on a bottom edge of the cap panel and the cap panel;
wherein the hinged support member comprises an attachment member coupled to the bottom surface of the cap panel shelf and a retaining member configured to fasten the hinged support member to the puffing member.
2. The cap panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retaining brackets and the hinged support member are coupled to opposing sides of the bottom surface of the cap panel shelf.
3. The cap panel shelf assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cap panel shelf is removably coupled to the bottom surface of the casket cap.