CA2114095C - Modular casket display system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A casket display structure has a back wall and wing walls that are removably-attached to the back wall to form an alcove. A double-tiered display rack is mounted between the wing walls. The display structure includes a lower casket rollout rack connected to the fixed double-tiered rack by a scissors unit.
Description
_1-Modular Casket ~is-,j~lay System HACKOROUrID o~" THE INVENTION
'this invention relates to a modular display system for a casket selection or display room.
Among the funeral homes in the United States, the displaying of caskets is usually not thoroughly thought out. ~ypiaaJ,ly, fifteen to twenty caskets are in a room and the environment surrounding the caskets i.s not completely and aesthetically designed to bring out all of the important features of the caskets.
'.Che objective of the present invention has bean to provide an improved display structure for supporting the caskets to be viewed, the display structure admitting of sevexal configurations which, when properly disposed in a room, increase the number of caskets that can be displayed.
Another objective of the invention has been to improve the aesthetic environment in which the caskets are displayed.
Another objective of the invention has been to improve the profitability to the funeral director of his casket sales.
These objectives of the present invention are attained by prrwiding a modular casket display structure which admits of multiple configurations and which can be installed very rapidly. More specifical ly, the invention includes bank wall and side or wing walls removably-joined together so as to permit 1o alcoves to be created and spaced around a display room. ~'he invention contemplates a double-tiered display rack containing two vertically-spaced caskets disposed in each alcove. Each alcove is provided with tasteful signage which is easily mounted on the bac)t wall to designate the category of casket and the casket per se as tastefully as possible. A modular soffit is mountable w~,th four screws to the upper front corners of the wing cdalls. Each soffit contains a track light for creatively illuminating the caskets being displayed, A variegated finish on all the surfaces of the alcove within which the caskets are displayed is of special, relatively neutral color, yet with pigmen-tation designed to bring up the colors of any casket displayed within the alcove.
The modular construction is not only suit-able for forming alcoves lining the perimeter of walls of the display room, bvt it is also suitable for 2~~.4~1J
_~-creating center-of-the-room displays of various configurations, thereby adding to the utilisation of space within the display room.
Using the invention, a room that even seemed crowded when displaying fifteen to twenty caskets can be converted to a room displaying a minimum of twenty seven to thirty caskets. 1'he invention admits of the double stacking of the caskets while at the same time having them easily accessible, properly illuminated, and backed with a finish that is tastefully and aesthetically suitable far the conditions of selecting a casket, By providing a wider selection of caskets through proper utilization of the space provided by the present invention,. the display room will be more profitable for the funeral director, for the parties selecting theix caskets are .mare likely to find the caskets that suit them.
The invention permits the improved selection zoom to be installed in three 'to five days as con trast~d to the several weeks that would be required if the room were built from scratch or "stick built."
This feat, too, enhances the profitability to the . funeral director for the funeral home will not be undesirable and adversely affeoted for an extended Z5 pexiod' of time by clutter and the noise of construc tion if the present invention is employed. Strik ingly, the new improved display room can be installed almost over the weekend.
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Another advantage of the modular construc-tion i.s that i.t can be leased to the funeral directox by the casket supplier with conventional leasing tex-ms that permit the funeral director to own the structure at the end of the lease period while safeguarding the le$sor permitting it to repossess the display elem2rits if necessary. The improved profitability to the funeral director is such that lease payments are very likely to be able to be made out of the inCreaset~.
profitability that arises out of the display of the greater assortment of caskets along with the display in the most aesthetically pleasing environment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The several features and objectives of the present invention will become more readily apparent from 'the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in whicha Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a casket display room utilizing the present invention;
zo Fig. 2 is a disassembled, perspective view of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is an elevational view partly in section c~f the embodiment of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, perspective view of z5 the wall fasteners for the display structure;
_5_ Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the brackets for the wall opposite to the wall depict°
ed in Fig. 4;
Fig. 5 is a cxoss-sectional view taken along S lines 6-6 of Fig. l;
F i rl ? i a a ~arcj~cr.t- i va V i pw C~f '~h~ ClOll~l e-tiered rollout casket rack;
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view oaken a7.ong lines 8-8 of Fig, 7~
Fig. g is a perspective view of an alterna-five embodiment showing a display alcove mounted on a permanent wall;
Fig. 10 is a crass-sectional view of the mounting fasteners for the wall of Fig. 9;
Flg. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 11-11 of Fig. 9 i:Llustrating a typical leveler and bottom molding;
Fig. 12A is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative freestanding four-way display;
Fig. 12B is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative four-way display;
Fig. 12C is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative two-way displays and Fig. 12D is a plan view of an alternative z5 four-way display. ~ ' DETAILED DESCRIPTIbN OF THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 sk~ow5 three walls of a representative casket display room of a funeral hams, the display 21~.~~~' -G-room having display alcoves formed in accordance with the present invention. zt is contemplata_d that 26 caskets can be displayed in an area of 900 square feet. The illustration in Fig. 1 is a room that is slightly greater than one-half of an exemplary room.
It is to be understood that the modular construction is well suited for a wide variety of room dimensions and configurations. The partial room illustrated in Fig. 1 is exemplary.
The perimeter vertical walls are lined with alcoves 10, each alcove containing two caskets 11 on a double-tiered rack. Along the walls, the alcoves 10 are formed by wing wall structures which will be described in detail below. In the center of 'the room is a freestanding two-way display structure 1z creat-ing two alcoves 13, each of which has two caskets 11 mounted on a double-tiered rack. c7ther freestanding configurations will be described below.
Fundamental to all o~ the configurations is the modular wall struGtuxe wherein the modular walls are prefabricated and are removably attached to one another to create the desired alcove configurations.
Approximately 18 minutes are required to set up two alcove units. A complete casket display room can be ~g set up in three 'to five days.
A representative wing wall alcove is de-scribed with ref$rence to Figs. 1 and the perspective view Fig. 2.
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mwu vertical wing walls 20A and zOB are removably secured to a back wall 21. The back wall is covered by a removable, decorative panel 22 having a sign band 23 mounted above it. A soffit or valance 24 interconnects the wing walls 20A, zoH at their upper front edges and conceals a track light 18 by which the caskets are illuminated (Fig. 3). A double-tiered, self-supporting casket display rack z5 is mounted between the two wing walls, as best shown in Fig. 2.
Each wzng wall 20A, 20B is preferably provided with leveling screws z2 such as are conven-tionally used on refrigerators and 'the like so as to accommodate uneven floor situations that are encoun-tered in the wide variety of funeral homes in which 7-5 the present invention is to be utilized. Frefabri-sated moldings 27 are slid into place to conceal the leveling screws 28 and to provide an aesthetically-appealing joint between the lower edges of the wing walls 20A, 20B and the floor which they engage.
Referring to Fig. 2, one embodiment of a freestanding alcove is illustrated. The,back wall 21 is farmed of an upper section 30 and a lower section 31. As illustrated in Fig. 6, each caall section 30, 31 is hollow and is formed of 1/4 inch plywood panels 32. secured around the perimeter to a wooden frame 33.
The wing walls 20A, 20B are similarly formed,. At the vertical edge, the wooden frame is recessed about'3/4 inch deep to form a channel 34 to receive bedfitting -g~
fasteners 35 by which the wing walls 20A, 20B, are joined to the back wall 21. Each joiwt between wing wall 2oA, 20B and back wall 21 lass about fol,~r verti,-oally-spaced bedfittings 35. As shown in k'igs. 4 and 5, there is a slight difference in the orientatian of the bedfittings as between the right wing wall 208 of Fig. 4 and the left wing wall z0A as depicted in Fig., 5. The right t~,~ing wall 20H has a female fitting 36 consisting of a plate 37 and integral channel-shaped vertical edges 38. An abutment 39 projects from the top of the female fitting 3~. A male fitting 40 is secured by screws to the frame 33 of the back wall 21 and has a plate 41, 'fhe vertical edges of the plate 41 have laterally-projecting flanges or wings 42 which lg are received by the channel-shaped edges 38 of the female fitting. The channel-shaped edges 38 are, at their lower edges, slightly Flared as at 43 to ~acili°
tate the entry of the male fitting 40 into the female fitting 36. As shown in Fig- 5, the bedfitting parts 36 and 4o are ~.dentical to thane of Fig. 4. The female fittings 36 on the left wall 20A, however, are inverted so that the flaring a3 at the vertical, edges is at the upper end of the fitt7.ng and the.abutment 39 is at the lower end of the fitting.
z5 The procedure Eor assembling the wing walls 20A, 20B to the back wall 27. is to first slide the vertical edge of the lower section 31 of the back wall downwardly along the rear. marginal surface of the left wing wall 2oA until the male fittings 40 slide into the female fittings, thus securing the vertical edge in snug abutting relation to the marginal surface of the wing wall 20A. The upper section 30 of the rear wall 21 is assembled in a similar manner (Flg. 5).
Thereafter, the right wing wall 20B is assembled by sliding its marginal surface against the vertical edge of the rear wall with the female fittings 36 sliding over the male fittings 40. This assembly method creates the joints depicted in Fig. 6.
Referring again to Fig. 2, the upper section 30 of the rear wall 21 has two pairs of laterally-spdCed blocks 45. The sign band 23, preferably depicting a casket category, has blocks 47 on its rear surface. The upper edges of the blocks 45 and the lower edges of the blocks 47 are beveled, thus forming mating grooves to create a French cleat (Fig, 3) by which the sign band 23 is suspended on tk~e rear wall 21. The decorative panel 22 has a strip 51 along i.ts upper edge:, the strip 51 being beveled as at 52 on its lower edgy! so as to mate with the lower pair of blocks 45 to foam a French cleat suspension of the panel 22 (Fig. 3). The decorative panel 22 has a block 53 mounted on it. A casket sign 54 has a hollow rec-2S tangla projecting from Its rear surface. The x'ec-tangle slides over the block 53 and is screwed thereto to fasten the casket sign 54 to the panel 22.
_1p_ c .~ t r ~ c ~_..~~:t~~.r A prefabricated soffit or valance 24 has end flanges s7. Mating screw holes 58 and 59 on the flanges 57 and wing walls 20, respectively, are used to mount the soffit 56 between the wing walls. As shown in Fig. 3, the .soffit has a five-bulb track light 18. 'fhe conductive track of the track light has a flexible cable 61 which projects through a preformed hole 62 in one wing wall 20B to connect the track light to an outlet in the display room of the female home. Each assembled alcove 10 can be connected to its own outlet cr, alternatively, adjoining alcoves can be serially interconnected by running cables 61 from one light bar to the light bar of the adjoining alcove sof~it.
OverJ.ying the alcove is a ceiling formed by a paracube lens 65. An angle bracket 66 is screwed to the upper maarginal surface of the back wall and wing a.t 1 ... of Hhs angle Wa116, l2aw;viug a pi~j2Cv.tAlLj lo~dCr C.y bracket. the paracube lens 65 is simply set into the alcove and rests upon the angle bracket.
As best shown in Fig. 7, the two-tiered casket display rack 25 has a base formed of twa laterally-spaced steel rails 7o each of cahich is welded to a respective vertical post 71. A steel X
truss 72 interconnects the steel posts 71. Upper rails 73 axe cantilevered from the upper ends of the posts 71. 'I~he front edges of the upper rails 73 axe wined by. a steel bar 74: '.rhe uppex rails 73 and bar -11-' provide a very rugged support for any casket, the caskets weighing up to about 300 pounds.
A rollout rack 75 is cannected by a scissors unit 76 to a rod 77 fined to the rear ends of lower rails 70. dne leg 78 of the scissors unit is slidable on the rod 77 and the other' leg 79 is fixed to the rod. The rollout rack has $ix rollers 80 mounted on axles 81 which are mounted between transverse bars E2 forming part of the rack 75 as best shown in Fig. 8.
'The transverse bars 82 have lower surfaces 83 and upper surfaces 84. The rollers 80 project slightly below the lower surface 83 and lie below the upper surface 84 so that the raller can roll along the floor of the display roam and the xoller is not interfered with by a casket lying on top of the rollout rack 75.
'the rack 25 and roller combination is designed to position the lower casket 11 a minimum 'distance above the floor so that upper rails 73 can be as low as possible to support 'the casket 11 at the lowest height 2p possible, thereby promoting the most comfortable and least intimidating position far viewing by the persons selecting a casket, Preferably, the front surfaces of the post 71 are lined ~~rith a rubber strip 85 to prevent the marring of the casket as it is rolled from a viewing position in front of the alcove bank into the rack within the alcove to ids storage position. Further, the rod 77 is preterably'pravided with a stop 77A that -12° ~~~r~~~~a blocks the casket from being .rolled out too far and yet assures that the casket will be pulled out far .
enough to permit lifting the casket lid without banging against the structure above.
g As shown in Fig, 11, each wing wall 20A, 208 (and lower back wall section if necessary) is fitted with the leveling $cxew 28 so that the walls can be leveled on floors that are angled to horizontal. A
lower molding section 27 surrounds the lower edge of the wing wall to conceal the leveler. The molding section may be U-shaped as shown in ~'ig. 2 to provide maiding legs 27A and 27B for the outside and inside of the alcave, respectively. Tt is seen 'that the molding 27 is simply slid around the lower edge of the wing ~,5 wall. Where wing walls are mounted side-by-side as shown at 90 in Fig. l, a J-shaped molding which eliminates o,ne leg 27A or z7B is employed.
All exposed surfaces of the alcove are preferably coating with a variegated coating that is sprayed on the surface. A preferred coating is VARIKRON OS 31 60 848 by Roni Coating Systems, Znc.
A laeigQ liquid carries, principally, black, blue and orange beads that splatter when sprayed onto the surface to impart to the surface a neutral hue that 2g brings out a color of the casket placed next to the finished surface.
w on the category, sign band 23, the category of casket is preFerably designated~with hot wire cut Styrofoam letters (not shown).
The value of the modular construction of a display alcove can readily be appreciated From the foregoing description of the modular elements. The representative alcove can be assembled in about 18 minutes, The rear wall 21 is assembled to the left wing wall 20A, the right wing wall 20H is then slid into place. Two screws on each side mount the soffit 24 to the upper front edges of the wing walls 20A, 2oB. The sign band 23 is hung in place as is the decorative panel 50 using the French cleat mountings.
The paracube ceiling .65 is dropped into place. The lower mountings are sJ.id into place. The double-tiered rack 25 is slid into place. A complete room can be assembled in three to five days with a labor saving of around $20,000 as contrasted to a "stick built" room.
The variegated finish provides a very pleasing setting for the caskets. The design of the double-tiered casket rack is such as t o present the upper casket at a level of about 27 inches above the . floor as contrasted to the prior constructions which pvs~,tion the casket at about 31 or 3z inches above the floor so that the casket is much less intimidating to the viewer.
The alcove structure just described is .
adapted for mounting against the wall of the display room but is nevertheless completely freestanding. zn Fig. 9 there is illustrated an alcove structure designed to utili2e the existing wall of the display room.
Tho axi.a+-in~ wal l is indiCatE'd at 92.
Vertical woad strips 93 axe screwed tQ the vertical wall, as are the blocks 45 which receive the sign band z3 and decorative panel 22. The wing walls 20A, 20B
are specially formed with vertical rear edges 95 having recesses 95. Each recess contains three male bedfittings 40 of which only one is shown in Fig. 10 and the vertical strips have three aligned female fittings 36. Ths recess 96 in the rear edge a~ the wing walls is deep enough to accommodate the thickness of the strip 93 and female fittings as well as the thickness of the male fitting 40 so that the wing walls 20A, z08 can be assembled by sliding it down over the strip 93 so that it snugly abuts the existing wall ~a. The aoffit za, paracube ceiling Ei5 and double-tiered rack 25 are mounted in the alcove as previously described.
Four freestanding display units suitab)_e for the center of the display room are illustrated in Figs. 12A to lzD.
Referring to Fig. 12A, four alcoves are formed by four L-shaped~wall structures 101. Bach _15_ L-shaped wall structure consists of a wing wall 20A
and a back wall 21 formed as described in connection with Fig, 2. The right wing wall is omitted, however.
Each back wall 21 has a rear SurfaoE 104 eguipped with female bedfittings that are alignable wzth and receive male bedfittings on the abutting edges 105 of the rear wall 21. A visible portion 106 of the rear surface o.f rear wall 21 forms a w~.ng wall of each alcove 100. Tt is contemplated that double-tiered racks will be positionable in each of the alcoves 100.
In the alternative construction of Fig. 12B, only rear walls 21 are employed, the rear walls being interconnected by bedfittings as described in con-nection with Fig. 12A. The difference between the structure of Fig. 12A and Fig. 12B is that the wing wall 20 as a Separate unit is eliminated, thus expos-ing the ends of the caskets mounted in the partial alCave for viewing.
zn Fig. 12c, a rear wall 21 is butted against double-sized wing Walls i07, the connection of the wing walls 107 to the rear wall 2l being made by the bed:~ittings as described previously.
The display alaova of Fig, 12D is similar to that of Fig. 12C. 'fwo back walls 21 are provided and 2g art: butted Into wing walls 108 that are even larger than the ;wing walls 107. The wing walls 108 axe large enough from back walls for lateral caskets 11 at the aides of thn display. ~In thic fnrm, twn tnteriOr -16- ~~~~Li~~~
alcoves l00 are pxovided, each receiving 'two Caskets on a doubJ.e~tiered rack. ~t the sides, two caskets on a double-tiered rack can be displayed and backed by the oversiaed wing walls 108.
Fxom the above disclosure of the general principles of the present invention and the pr~Ceding detailed description of a preferr2d embodiment, those skilled in the art will readily comprehend the various modifications to which the present invention is susceptible. 'therefore, we desire to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereof:
We claim:
'this invention relates to a modular display system for a casket selection or display room.
Among the funeral homes in the United States, the displaying of caskets is usually not thoroughly thought out. ~ypiaaJ,ly, fifteen to twenty caskets are in a room and the environment surrounding the caskets i.s not completely and aesthetically designed to bring out all of the important features of the caskets.
'.Che objective of the present invention has bean to provide an improved display structure for supporting the caskets to be viewed, the display structure admitting of sevexal configurations which, when properly disposed in a room, increase the number of caskets that can be displayed.
Another objective of the invention has been to improve the aesthetic environment in which the caskets are displayed.
Another objective of the invention has been to improve the profitability to the funeral director of his casket sales.
These objectives of the present invention are attained by prrwiding a modular casket display structure which admits of multiple configurations and which can be installed very rapidly. More specifical ly, the invention includes bank wall and side or wing walls removably-joined together so as to permit 1o alcoves to be created and spaced around a display room. ~'he invention contemplates a double-tiered display rack containing two vertically-spaced caskets disposed in each alcove. Each alcove is provided with tasteful signage which is easily mounted on the bac)t wall to designate the category of casket and the casket per se as tastefully as possible. A modular soffit is mountable w~,th four screws to the upper front corners of the wing cdalls. Each soffit contains a track light for creatively illuminating the caskets being displayed, A variegated finish on all the surfaces of the alcove within which the caskets are displayed is of special, relatively neutral color, yet with pigmen-tation designed to bring up the colors of any casket displayed within the alcove.
The modular construction is not only suit-able for forming alcoves lining the perimeter of walls of the display room, bvt it is also suitable for 2~~.4~1J
_~-creating center-of-the-room displays of various configurations, thereby adding to the utilisation of space within the display room.
Using the invention, a room that even seemed crowded when displaying fifteen to twenty caskets can be converted to a room displaying a minimum of twenty seven to thirty caskets. 1'he invention admits of the double stacking of the caskets while at the same time having them easily accessible, properly illuminated, and backed with a finish that is tastefully and aesthetically suitable far the conditions of selecting a casket, By providing a wider selection of caskets through proper utilization of the space provided by the present invention,. the display room will be more profitable for the funeral director, for the parties selecting theix caskets are .mare likely to find the caskets that suit them.
The invention permits the improved selection zoom to be installed in three 'to five days as con trast~d to the several weeks that would be required if the room were built from scratch or "stick built."
This feat, too, enhances the profitability to the . funeral director for the funeral home will not be undesirable and adversely affeoted for an extended Z5 pexiod' of time by clutter and the noise of construc tion if the present invention is employed. Strik ingly, the new improved display room can be installed almost over the weekend.
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Another advantage of the modular construc-tion i.s that i.t can be leased to the funeral directox by the casket supplier with conventional leasing tex-ms that permit the funeral director to own the structure at the end of the lease period while safeguarding the le$sor permitting it to repossess the display elem2rits if necessary. The improved profitability to the funeral director is such that lease payments are very likely to be able to be made out of the inCreaset~.
profitability that arises out of the display of the greater assortment of caskets along with the display in the most aesthetically pleasing environment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The several features and objectives of the present invention will become more readily apparent from 'the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in whicha Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a casket display room utilizing the present invention;
zo Fig. 2 is a disassembled, perspective view of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is an elevational view partly in section c~f the embodiment of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, perspective view of z5 the wall fasteners for the display structure;
_5_ Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the brackets for the wall opposite to the wall depict°
ed in Fig. 4;
Fig. 5 is a cxoss-sectional view taken along S lines 6-6 of Fig. l;
F i rl ? i a a ~arcj~cr.t- i va V i pw C~f '~h~ ClOll~l e-tiered rollout casket rack;
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view oaken a7.ong lines 8-8 of Fig, 7~
Fig. g is a perspective view of an alterna-five embodiment showing a display alcove mounted on a permanent wall;
Fig. 10 is a crass-sectional view of the mounting fasteners for the wall of Fig. 9;
Flg. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 11-11 of Fig. 9 i:Llustrating a typical leveler and bottom molding;
Fig. 12A is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative freestanding four-way display;
Fig. 12B is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative four-way display;
Fig. 12C is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative two-way displays and Fig. 12D is a plan view of an alternative z5 four-way display. ~ ' DETAILED DESCRIPTIbN OF THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 sk~ow5 three walls of a representative casket display room of a funeral hams, the display 21~.~~~' -G-room having display alcoves formed in accordance with the present invention. zt is contemplata_d that 26 caskets can be displayed in an area of 900 square feet. The illustration in Fig. 1 is a room that is slightly greater than one-half of an exemplary room.
It is to be understood that the modular construction is well suited for a wide variety of room dimensions and configurations. The partial room illustrated in Fig. 1 is exemplary.
The perimeter vertical walls are lined with alcoves 10, each alcove containing two caskets 11 on a double-tiered rack. Along the walls, the alcoves 10 are formed by wing wall structures which will be described in detail below. In the center of 'the room is a freestanding two-way display structure 1z creat-ing two alcoves 13, each of which has two caskets 11 mounted on a double-tiered rack. c7ther freestanding configurations will be described below.
Fundamental to all o~ the configurations is the modular wall struGtuxe wherein the modular walls are prefabricated and are removably attached to one another to create the desired alcove configurations.
Approximately 18 minutes are required to set up two alcove units. A complete casket display room can be ~g set up in three 'to five days.
A representative wing wall alcove is de-scribed with ref$rence to Figs. 1 and the perspective view Fig. 2.
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mwu vertical wing walls 20A and zOB are removably secured to a back wall 21. The back wall is covered by a removable, decorative panel 22 having a sign band 23 mounted above it. A soffit or valance 24 interconnects the wing walls 20A, zoH at their upper front edges and conceals a track light 18 by which the caskets are illuminated (Fig. 3). A double-tiered, self-supporting casket display rack z5 is mounted between the two wing walls, as best shown in Fig. 2.
Each wzng wall 20A, 20B is preferably provided with leveling screws z2 such as are conven-tionally used on refrigerators and 'the like so as to accommodate uneven floor situations that are encoun-tered in the wide variety of funeral homes in which 7-5 the present invention is to be utilized. Frefabri-sated moldings 27 are slid into place to conceal the leveling screws 28 and to provide an aesthetically-appealing joint between the lower edges of the wing walls 20A, 20B and the floor which they engage.
Referring to Fig. 2, one embodiment of a freestanding alcove is illustrated. The,back wall 21 is farmed of an upper section 30 and a lower section 31. As illustrated in Fig. 6, each caall section 30, 31 is hollow and is formed of 1/4 inch plywood panels 32. secured around the perimeter to a wooden frame 33.
The wing walls 20A, 20B are similarly formed,. At the vertical edge, the wooden frame is recessed about'3/4 inch deep to form a channel 34 to receive bedfitting -g~
fasteners 35 by which the wing walls 20A, 20B, are joined to the back wall 21. Each joiwt between wing wall 2oA, 20B and back wall 21 lass about fol,~r verti,-oally-spaced bedfittings 35. As shown in k'igs. 4 and 5, there is a slight difference in the orientatian of the bedfittings as between the right wing wall 208 of Fig. 4 and the left wing wall z0A as depicted in Fig., 5. The right t~,~ing wall 20H has a female fitting 36 consisting of a plate 37 and integral channel-shaped vertical edges 38. An abutment 39 projects from the top of the female fitting 3~. A male fitting 40 is secured by screws to the frame 33 of the back wall 21 and has a plate 41, 'fhe vertical edges of the plate 41 have laterally-projecting flanges or wings 42 which lg are received by the channel-shaped edges 38 of the female fitting. The channel-shaped edges 38 are, at their lower edges, slightly Flared as at 43 to ~acili°
tate the entry of the male fitting 40 into the female fitting 36. As shown in Fig- 5, the bedfitting parts 36 and 4o are ~.dentical to thane of Fig. 4. The female fittings 36 on the left wall 20A, however, are inverted so that the flaring a3 at the vertical, edges is at the upper end of the fitt7.ng and the.abutment 39 is at the lower end of the fitting.
z5 The procedure Eor assembling the wing walls 20A, 20B to the back wall 27. is to first slide the vertical edge of the lower section 31 of the back wall downwardly along the rear. marginal surface of the left wing wall 2oA until the male fittings 40 slide into the female fittings, thus securing the vertical edge in snug abutting relation to the marginal surface of the wing wall 20A. The upper section 30 of the rear wall 21 is assembled in a similar manner (Flg. 5).
Thereafter, the right wing wall 20B is assembled by sliding its marginal surface against the vertical edge of the rear wall with the female fittings 36 sliding over the male fittings 40. This assembly method creates the joints depicted in Fig. 6.
Referring again to Fig. 2, the upper section 30 of the rear wall 21 has two pairs of laterally-spdCed blocks 45. The sign band 23, preferably depicting a casket category, has blocks 47 on its rear surface. The upper edges of the blocks 45 and the lower edges of the blocks 47 are beveled, thus forming mating grooves to create a French cleat (Fig, 3) by which the sign band 23 is suspended on tk~e rear wall 21. The decorative panel 22 has a strip 51 along i.ts upper edge:, the strip 51 being beveled as at 52 on its lower edgy! so as to mate with the lower pair of blocks 45 to foam a French cleat suspension of the panel 22 (Fig. 3). The decorative panel 22 has a block 53 mounted on it. A casket sign 54 has a hollow rec-2S tangla projecting from Its rear surface. The x'ec-tangle slides over the block 53 and is screwed thereto to fasten the casket sign 54 to the panel 22.
_1p_ c .~ t r ~ c ~_..~~:t~~.r A prefabricated soffit or valance 24 has end flanges s7. Mating screw holes 58 and 59 on the flanges 57 and wing walls 20, respectively, are used to mount the soffit 56 between the wing walls. As shown in Fig. 3, the .soffit has a five-bulb track light 18. 'fhe conductive track of the track light has a flexible cable 61 which projects through a preformed hole 62 in one wing wall 20B to connect the track light to an outlet in the display room of the female home. Each assembled alcove 10 can be connected to its own outlet cr, alternatively, adjoining alcoves can be serially interconnected by running cables 61 from one light bar to the light bar of the adjoining alcove sof~it.
OverJ.ying the alcove is a ceiling formed by a paracube lens 65. An angle bracket 66 is screwed to the upper maarginal surface of the back wall and wing a.t 1 ... of Hhs angle Wa116, l2aw;viug a pi~j2Cv.tAlLj lo~dCr C.y bracket. the paracube lens 65 is simply set into the alcove and rests upon the angle bracket.
As best shown in Fig. 7, the two-tiered casket display rack 25 has a base formed of twa laterally-spaced steel rails 7o each of cahich is welded to a respective vertical post 71. A steel X
truss 72 interconnects the steel posts 71. Upper rails 73 axe cantilevered from the upper ends of the posts 71. 'I~he front edges of the upper rails 73 axe wined by. a steel bar 74: '.rhe uppex rails 73 and bar -11-' provide a very rugged support for any casket, the caskets weighing up to about 300 pounds.
A rollout rack 75 is cannected by a scissors unit 76 to a rod 77 fined to the rear ends of lower rails 70. dne leg 78 of the scissors unit is slidable on the rod 77 and the other' leg 79 is fixed to the rod. The rollout rack has $ix rollers 80 mounted on axles 81 which are mounted between transverse bars E2 forming part of the rack 75 as best shown in Fig. 8.
'The transverse bars 82 have lower surfaces 83 and upper surfaces 84. The rollers 80 project slightly below the lower surface 83 and lie below the upper surface 84 so that the raller can roll along the floor of the display roam and the xoller is not interfered with by a casket lying on top of the rollout rack 75.
'the rack 25 and roller combination is designed to position the lower casket 11 a minimum 'distance above the floor so that upper rails 73 can be as low as possible to support 'the casket 11 at the lowest height 2p possible, thereby promoting the most comfortable and least intimidating position far viewing by the persons selecting a casket, Preferably, the front surfaces of the post 71 are lined ~~rith a rubber strip 85 to prevent the marring of the casket as it is rolled from a viewing position in front of the alcove bank into the rack within the alcove to ids storage position. Further, the rod 77 is preterably'pravided with a stop 77A that -12° ~~~r~~~~a blocks the casket from being .rolled out too far and yet assures that the casket will be pulled out far .
enough to permit lifting the casket lid without banging against the structure above.
g As shown in Fig, 11, each wing wall 20A, 208 (and lower back wall section if necessary) is fitted with the leveling $cxew 28 so that the walls can be leveled on floors that are angled to horizontal. A
lower molding section 27 surrounds the lower edge of the wing wall to conceal the leveler. The molding section may be U-shaped as shown in ~'ig. 2 to provide maiding legs 27A and 27B for the outside and inside of the alcave, respectively. Tt is seen 'that the molding 27 is simply slid around the lower edge of the wing ~,5 wall. Where wing walls are mounted side-by-side as shown at 90 in Fig. l, a J-shaped molding which eliminates o,ne leg 27A or z7B is employed.
All exposed surfaces of the alcove are preferably coating with a variegated coating that is sprayed on the surface. A preferred coating is VARIKRON OS 31 60 848 by Roni Coating Systems, Znc.
A laeigQ liquid carries, principally, black, blue and orange beads that splatter when sprayed onto the surface to impart to the surface a neutral hue that 2g brings out a color of the casket placed next to the finished surface.
w on the category, sign band 23, the category of casket is preFerably designated~with hot wire cut Styrofoam letters (not shown).
The value of the modular construction of a display alcove can readily be appreciated From the foregoing description of the modular elements. The representative alcove can be assembled in about 18 minutes, The rear wall 21 is assembled to the left wing wall 20A, the right wing wall 20H is then slid into place. Two screws on each side mount the soffit 24 to the upper front edges of the wing walls 20A, 2oB. The sign band 23 is hung in place as is the decorative panel 50 using the French cleat mountings.
The paracube ceiling .65 is dropped into place. The lower mountings are sJ.id into place. The double-tiered rack 25 is slid into place. A complete room can be assembled in three to five days with a labor saving of around $20,000 as contrasted to a "stick built" room.
The variegated finish provides a very pleasing setting for the caskets. The design of the double-tiered casket rack is such as t o present the upper casket at a level of about 27 inches above the . floor as contrasted to the prior constructions which pvs~,tion the casket at about 31 or 3z inches above the floor so that the casket is much less intimidating to the viewer.
The alcove structure just described is .
adapted for mounting against the wall of the display room but is nevertheless completely freestanding. zn Fig. 9 there is illustrated an alcove structure designed to utili2e the existing wall of the display room.
Tho axi.a+-in~ wal l is indiCatE'd at 92.
Vertical woad strips 93 axe screwed tQ the vertical wall, as are the blocks 45 which receive the sign band z3 and decorative panel 22. The wing walls 20A, 20B
are specially formed with vertical rear edges 95 having recesses 95. Each recess contains three male bedfittings 40 of which only one is shown in Fig. 10 and the vertical strips have three aligned female fittings 36. Ths recess 96 in the rear edge a~ the wing walls is deep enough to accommodate the thickness of the strip 93 and female fittings as well as the thickness of the male fitting 40 so that the wing walls 20A, z08 can be assembled by sliding it down over the strip 93 so that it snugly abuts the existing wall ~a. The aoffit za, paracube ceiling Ei5 and double-tiered rack 25 are mounted in the alcove as previously described.
Four freestanding display units suitab)_e for the center of the display room are illustrated in Figs. 12A to lzD.
Referring to Fig. 12A, four alcoves are formed by four L-shaped~wall structures 101. Bach _15_ L-shaped wall structure consists of a wing wall 20A
and a back wall 21 formed as described in connection with Fig, 2. The right wing wall is omitted, however.
Each back wall 21 has a rear SurfaoE 104 eguipped with female bedfittings that are alignable wzth and receive male bedfittings on the abutting edges 105 of the rear wall 21. A visible portion 106 of the rear surface o.f rear wall 21 forms a w~.ng wall of each alcove 100. Tt is contemplated that double-tiered racks will be positionable in each of the alcoves 100.
In the alternative construction of Fig. 12B, only rear walls 21 are employed, the rear walls being interconnected by bedfittings as described in con-nection with Fig. 12A. The difference between the structure of Fig. 12A and Fig. 12B is that the wing wall 20 as a Separate unit is eliminated, thus expos-ing the ends of the caskets mounted in the partial alCave for viewing.
zn Fig. 12c, a rear wall 21 is butted against double-sized wing Walls i07, the connection of the wing walls 107 to the rear wall 2l being made by the bed:~ittings as described previously.
The display alaova of Fig, 12D is similar to that of Fig. 12C. 'fwo back walls 21 are provided and 2g art: butted Into wing walls 108 that are even larger than the ;wing walls 107. The wing walls 108 axe large enough from back walls for lateral caskets 11 at the aides of thn display. ~In thic fnrm, twn tnteriOr -16- ~~~~Li~~~
alcoves l00 are pxovided, each receiving 'two Caskets on a doubJ.e~tiered rack. ~t the sides, two caskets on a double-tiered rack can be displayed and backed by the oversiaed wing walls 108.
Fxom the above disclosure of the general principles of the present invention and the pr~Ceding detailed description of a preferr2d embodiment, those skilled in the art will readily comprehend the various modifications to which the present invention is susceptible. 'therefore, we desire to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereof:
We claim:
Claims (31)
1. A freestanding structure for casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges removably secured to said rear edges of said wing wall panels, said back wall means supporting said wing wall panels, and maintaining them in a vertical attitude; and a two tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing wall panels, said rack including a lower movable support permitting said lower casket to be moved out from under said upper casket and opened for display.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges removably secured to said rear edges of said wing wall panels, said back wall means supporting said wing wall panels, and maintaining them in a vertical attitude; and a two tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing wall panels, said rack including a lower movable support permitting said lower casket to be moved out from under said upper casket and opened for display.
2. A casket display structure as in claim 1 further comprising:
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to the upper front edges of said wing wall panels.
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to the upper front edges of said wing wall panels.
3. A freestanding structure for casket display comprising;
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges removably secured to said rear edges of said wing wall panels, said back wall means supporting said wing wall panels, and maintaining them in a vertical attitude;
a two tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing wall panels;
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to the upper front edges of said wing wall panels;
a track light mounted to said soffit; and an electrical cable connected to said track light and projecting through a hole in one of said wing wall panels.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges removably secured to said rear edges of said wing wall panels, said back wall means supporting said wing wall panels, and maintaining them in a vertical attitude;
a two tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing wall panels;
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to the upper front edges of said wing wall panels;
a track light mounted to said soffit; and an electrical cable connected to said track light and projecting through a hole in one of said wing wall panels.
4. A casket display structure as in claim 1 in which said two-tiered rack lower support is a rollout support permitting said lower casket to be rolled out and opened for display.
5. A casket display structure as in claim 4 in which said rollout support includes:
a rectangular frame formed of beams having spaced upper and lower surfaces; and a plurality of elongated rollers mounted on said frame on axes above said beam lower surfaces with lower surfaces of said rollers projecting slightly below said beam lower surfaces, whereby caskets on the lower tier of said rack are as close to the floor as possible while still being capable of rolling in and out of position between said wing wall panels.
a rectangular frame formed of beams having spaced upper and lower surfaces; and a plurality of elongated rollers mounted on said frame on axes above said beam lower surfaces with lower surfaces of said rollers projecting slightly below said beam lower surfaces, whereby caskets on the lower tier of said rack are as close to the floor as possible while still being capable of rolling in and out of position between said wing wall panels.
6. A freestanding structure for casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges removably secured to said rear edges of said wing wall panels, said back wall means supporting said wing wall panels, and maintaining them in a vertical attitude;
a two tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing wall panels; and a decorative wall panel removably mounted on said back wall means;
whereby a decor appropriate for the casket being displayed forms the background for the casket.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges removably secured to said rear edges of said wing wall panels, said back wall means supporting said wing wall panels, and maintaining them in a vertical attitude;
a two tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing wall panels; and a decorative wall panel removably mounted on said back wall means;
whereby a decor appropriate for the casket being displayed forms the background for the casket.
7. A casket display structure as in claim 6 further comprising:
at least one block mounted on said back wall means and having a beveled upper surface; and at least one block mounted on said decorative panel and having a beveled lower surface mating with said beveled upper surface to form a French cleat mounting for said panel.
at least one block mounted on said back wall means and having a beveled upper surface; and at least one block mounted on said decorative panel and having a beveled lower surface mating with said beveled upper surface to form a French cleat mounting for said panel.
8. A casket display structure as in claim 1 in which said two-tiered rack comprises:
two pairs of upper and lower parallel, horizontal rails;
a rear vertical post interconnecting said upper and lower rails at each side of said rack;
back braces interconnecting said posts;
said lower movable support being a horizontal rolling unit for supporting a lower casket; and a scissors mechanism connecting said rolling unit to said lower horizontal rails;
whereby a casket mounted on said rolling unit can be rolled out from between said wing wall panels while remaining attached to said display rack and under control.
two pairs of upper and lower parallel, horizontal rails;
a rear vertical post interconnecting said upper and lower rails at each side of said rack;
back braces interconnecting said posts;
said lower movable support being a horizontal rolling unit for supporting a lower casket; and a scissors mechanism connecting said rolling unit to said lower horizontal rails;
whereby a casket mounted on said rolling unit can be rolled out from between said wing wall panels while remaining attached to said display rack and under control.
9. A casket display structure comprising:
two vertically-spaced, parallel wing walls having rear vertical edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls; and a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack.
two vertically-spaced, parallel wing walls having rear vertical edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls; and a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack.
10. A casket display structure comprising two vertically-spaced parallel wing walls having rear vertical edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
a lower back panel having an upper edge at about the level of said upper casket rails;
a narrow upper panel mounted at the top of said wings;
a middle panel extending between said lower and upper panels;
and a changeable decorative panel removably-mounted on and substantially coextensive with said middle panel.
vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
a lower back panel having an upper edge at about the level of said upper casket rails;
a narrow upper panel mounted at the top of said wings;
a middle panel extending between said lower and upper panels;
and a changeable decorative panel removably-mounted on and substantially coextensive with said middle panel.
11. A casket display structure comprising:
two vertically-spaced, parallel wing walls having rear vertical edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
levelers mounted on the bottom edges of said wing walls; and U-shaped molding units slidably-mounted around the lower edges of said wing walls.
two vertically-spaced, parallel wing walls having rear vertical edges;
vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
levelers mounted on the bottom edges of said wing walls; and U-shaped molding units slidably-mounted around the lower edges of said wing walls.
12. A casket display structure as in claim 9 further comprising:
a sprayed paint coating the surfaces on said walls, said spray paint being a variegated coating of a beige base and having flecks of black, blue and orange splattered throughout the surface to pull out the color of the casket mounted within said walls.
a sprayed paint coating the surfaces on said walls, said spray paint being a variegated coating of a beige base and having flecks of black, blue and orange splattered throughout the surface to pull out the color of the casket mounted within said walls.
13. A freestanding, two-tiered casket display structure comprising:
a vertical back wall having spaced, vertical edges;
two vertical side walls removably-attached at their centers to said back wall to create two back-to-back alcoves; and a two-tiered casket display rack disposed within each alcove.
a vertical back wall having spaced, vertical edges;
two vertical side walls removably-attached at their centers to said back wall to create two back-to-back alcoves; and a two-tiered casket display rack disposed within each alcove.
14. A casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls; and a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between and free of said wing walls, said rack including a lower movable support permitting the lower casket to be moved out from under the upper casket and opened for display;
said wing walls being adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the ends of the upper and lower caskets supported on said two-tiered rack to thereby define, with said back wall, an alcove for containing said two-tiered support and the caskets therein.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls; and a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between and free of said wing walls, said rack including a lower movable support permitting the lower casket to be moved out from under the upper casket and opened for display;
said wing walls being adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the ends of the upper and lower caskets supported on said two-tiered rack to thereby define, with said back wall, an alcove for containing said two-tiered support and the caskets therein.
15. The casket display of claim 14 wherein said back wall has lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls.
16. The casket display of claim 15 wherein said lateral edges of said back wall are removably secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls.
17. The casket display of claim 14 wherein said back wall is an existing wall of a display room.
18. The casket display of claim 14 wherein said display is a free-standing structure.
19. The casket display of claim 14 further comprising an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to said front edges of said wing walls and a light mounted to said soffit.
20. The casket display of claim 19 wherein said light is a track light.
21. The casket display of claim 14 further comprising a decorative panel removably secured to said back wall whereby a decor appropriate for the caskets being displayed forms the background for the caskets.
22. The casket display of claim 21 wherein said walls are painted with a variegated, multi-color paint chosen to bring out the colors of the caskets being displayed.
23. A casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls;
a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between and free of said wing walls;
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to said front edges of said wing walls; and a light mounted to said soffit.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls;
a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between and free of said wing walls;
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to said front edges of said wing walls; and a light mounted to said soffit.
24. The casket display of claim 23 wherein said two-tiered rack includes a lower rollout support permitting the lower casket to be rolled out from under the upper casket and opened for display, and wherein said light is a track light.
25. The casket display of claim 24 wherein said display is a freestanding structure.
26. A freestanding structure for casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing wall panels; and a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between and free of said wing wall panels, said rack including a lower movable support permitting the lower casket to be moved out from under the upper casket and opened for display.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing wall panels; and a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between and free of said wing wall panels, said rack including a lower movable support permitting the lower casket to be moved out from under the upper casket and opened for display.
27. A casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls; and a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing walls, said rack including a lower movable support permitting the lower casket to be moved out from under the upper casket and opened for display;
said wing walls being adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the ends of the upper and lower caskets supported on said two-tiered rack to thereby define, with said back wall, an alcove for containing said two-tiered support and the caskets therein;
wherein said two-tiered rack comprises a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section and a rollout lower casket support.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls; and a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing walls, said rack including a lower movable support permitting the lower casket to be moved out from under the upper casket and opened for display;
said wing walls being adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the ends of the upper and lower caskets supported on said two-tiered rack to thereby define, with said back wall, an alcove for containing said two-tiered support and the caskets therein;
wherein said two-tiered rack comprises a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section and a rollout lower casket support.
28. A casket display comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls;
a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing walls;
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to said front edges of said wing walls; and a light mounted to said soffit.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having vertical rear and front edges;
a vertical back wall spanning between said rear edges of said wing walls;
a two-tiered rack for supporting an upper and a lower casket, said rack being mounted between said wing walls;
an elongated, horizontal soffit mounted to said front edges of said wing walls; and a light mounted to said soffit.
29. A casket display structure comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having rear vertical edges;
a vertical back wall having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls; and a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having rear vertical edges;
a vertical back wall having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls; and a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack.
30. A casket display structure comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having rear vertical edges;
a vertical back wall having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
a lower back panel having an upper edge at about the level of said upper casket rails;
a narrow upper panel mounted at the top of said wing walls;
a middle panel extending between said lower and upper panels;
and a changeable decorative panel removably mounted on and substantially coextensive with said middle panel.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having rear vertical edges;
a vertical back wall having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls;
said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
a lower back panel having an upper edge at about the level of said upper casket rails;
a narrow upper panel mounted at the top of said wing walls;
a middle panel extending between said lower and upper panels;
and a changeable decorative panel removably mounted on and substantially coextensive with said middle panel.
31. A casket display structure comprising:
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having rear vertical edges;
a vertical back wall having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls, said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
levelers mounted on the bottom edges of said wing walls; and U-shaped molding units slidably-mounted around the lower edges of said wing walls.
two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls having rear vertical edges;
a vertical back wall having lateral edges secured to said rear vertical edges of said wing walls;
a dual casket support disposed between said wing walls, said casket support including a floor-engaging base, a vertical rear section fixed to said base, horizontal upper casket rails fixed to said rear section, and a rollout lower casket rack;
levelers mounted on the bottom edges of said wing walls; and U-shaped molding units slidably-mounted around the lower edges of said wing walls.
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