CASKET ORNAMENT ATTACHMENT MECHANISM

1 . A combination casket and ornament comprising:

a casket shell having a pair of keyhole-shaped grooves in a corner thereof,

an L-shaped adapter having a leg and a foot, said leg having a pair of studs on a rear side thereof each of which is received in a respective one of said keyhole-shaped grooves, and

a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said ornament, said ornament positioned on said foot of said L-shaped adapter.

2 . The combination of claim 1 wherein each of said keyhole-shaped grooves is L-shaped.

3 . The combination of claim 1 wherein said foot of said adapter includes an upstanding post thereon and said ornament has a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said ornament, said post received in said hole as said ornament is positioned on said foot of said adapter to secure said ornament to said adapter.

4 . The combination of claim 1 wherein said keyhole-shaped grooves are formed in a clip that is attached to said casket shell corner.

5 . A combination cremation urn and ornament comprising:

a cremation ashes receptacle having a pair of keyhole-shaped grooves in a surface thereof,

an L-shaped adapter having a leg and a foot, said leg having a pair of studs on a rear side thereof each of which is received in a respective one of said keyhole-shaped grooves, and

a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said ornament, said ornament positioned on said foot of said L-shaped adapter.

6 . The combination of claim 5 wherein each of said keyhole-shaped grooves is L-shaped.

7 . The combination of claim 5 wherein said foot of said adapter includes an upstanding post thereon and said ornament has a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said ornament, said post received in said hole as said ornament is positioned on said foot of said adapter to secure said ornament to said adapter.

8 . The combination of claim 5 wherein said keyhole-shaped grooves are formed in a clip that is attached to said surface of said cremation ashes receptacle.

9 . A combination cremation urn and ornament comprising:

a base adapted to receive a small amount of cremation ashes therein,

an upstanding post mounted to an upper surface of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, and

a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said ornament, said ornament having a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said ornament, said post received in said hole as said ornament is positioned on said base to secure said ornament to said base.

10 . A memorial plaque comprising:

a plaque surface having a pair of keyhole-shaped grooves therein,

an L-shaped adapter having a leg and a foot, said leg having a pair of studs on a rear side thereof each of which is received in a respective one of said keyhole-shaped grooves, said foot having an upstanding post thereon, and

a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said ornament, said ornament having a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said ornament, said post received in said hole as said ornament is positioned on said foot of said adapter to secure said ornament to said adapter.

11 . The plaque of claim 10 wherein said keyhole-shaped grooves are formed in a clip that is attached to said plaque surface.

12 . A combination funerary ornament and mount comprising:

an L-shaped adapter having a leg and a foot, said leg having a pair of studs on a rear side thereof each of which is adapted to be received in a respective keyhole-shaped groove of a casket shell, a cremation urn, or a memorial plaque, said foot having an upstanding post thereon, and

a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said ornament, said ornament positioned on said foot of said L-shaped adapter, said ornament having a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said ornament, said post received in said hole as said ornament is positioned on said foot of said adapter to secure said ornament to said adapter.