IP Library Granted Patent US 11,160,713
Granted Patent B2
US 11,160,713 · App. 16/292,827 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Removable customizable casket panel

Inventors: Michelle Helena Denk (Sewickley, PA); Yves Joseph Allard (Hellam, PA); Ronald C. George (Richmond, IN)
Assignee: Matthews International Corporation
A61G17/042A61G99/00G09F15/0012G09F15/0018A47G1/06A61G17/028Y10T29/49826
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Patent No.
US 11,160,713
App. No.
16/292,827
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, and a cap panel insert. The cap panel insert is fastened to the cap panel using pins. The cap panel insert can include a frame, fabric, filler, and a backing board. The cap panel insert can include elastic or ribbon-shaped straps positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The elastic or ribbon-shaped straps can be positioned in a lattice or grid-like arrangement. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall.

Claims (18)

1. A cap panel assembly for a casket, comprising:

a cap panel insert configured to be coupled to at least a portion of the casket using one or more fasteners;

a plurality of straps arranged in an intersecting pattern to form a lattice, on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert and configured to support at least one display element; and

at least one mounting element arranged on a second surface of the cap panel insert opposite the exposed surface, the at least one mounting element configured to allow the cap panel insert to be mounted on a surface outside of the casket.

2. The cap panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fasteners comprise at least one of: screws, hat pins, push pins, and flat-headed pins.

3. The cap panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the straps comprise elastic straps.

4. The cap panel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the straps comprise ribbon-shaped straps.

5. A casket configured to provide for the presentation of one or more display elements, the casket comprising:

a cap panel insert coupled to the casket using one or more fasteners; and

a plurality of straps arranged in an intersecting pattern to form a lattice, on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert and configured to support at least one of the one or more display elements.

6. The casket of claim 5 , wherein the cap panel insert is removably coupled to a cap panel arranged within a casket cap of the casket.

7. The casket of claim 5 , wherein the one or more fasteners comprise at least one of: screws, hat pins, push pins, and flat-headed pins.

8. The casket of claim 5 , wherein the straps comprise elastic straps.

9. The casket of claim 5 , wherein the straps comprise ribbon-shaped straps.

10. A casket configured to provide for the presentation of one or more display elements, the casket comprising:

a cap panel insert coupled to the casket using one or more fasteners;

a plurality of straps arranged in a lattice, on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert and configured to support at least one of the one or more display elements; and

at least one mounting element arranged on a second surface of the cap panel insert opposite the exposed surface, the at least one mounting element configured to allow the cap panel insert to be mounted on a surface outside of the casket.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2026
From: TRUIST BANK
To: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074944/0292 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 069379/0528 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: TRUIST BANK
Reel/Frame 069379/0573 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2019
From: DENK, MICHELLE HELENA; ALLARD, YVES JOSEPH; GEORGE, RONALD C.
To: MATTHEWS RESOURCES, INC.
Reel/Frame 050131/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2019
From: MATTHEWS RESOURCES, INC.
To: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050131/0601 →