CA2426918A1 - Casket turntable - Google Patents

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CA2426918A1
CA2426918A1 CA 2426918 CA2426918A CA2426918A1 CA 2426918 A1 CA2426918 A1 CA 2426918A1 CA 2426918 CA2426918 CA 2426918 CA 2426918 A CA2426918 A CA 2426918A CA 2426918 A1 CA2426918 A1 CA 2426918A1
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    • A61GTRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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Abstract

The invention allows caskets to be loaded from the side at an angle, to the opening for the grave, then rotated over the grave opening and lowered into the grave opening. The device consists of a two piece frame with rollers, to which frame is attached a tubular pivot. The second two piece frame is shaped in an "H" shape and consists of two members attached by a cross member and in the centre of the cross member is a tube, slightly larger in diameter than the pivot tube, into which the pivot tube is inserted. A hydraulic jack which is attached to the tube allowing for the raising and lowering of the frame by pushing the pivot tube up and down. The pivot tube rotates into the tube, allowing the frame with rollers to be rotated.

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CASKET TURNTABLE
This invention is a device for loading caskets from the side of the grave opening, then rotating the casket to line up with the grave opening and then lowering the casket into the grave opening BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains to devices for loading and lowering caskets into grave sites. There have been other devices for lowering and raising caskets. These devices have provided for methods of lowering or raising caskets, but have not dealt with or provided a method for loading the casket perpendicular to the grave site and rotating the casket above the grave site and allowing the casket to be lowered then into the grave site. This avoids having to raise the casket over the head stone of grave sites at either the foot or head of the grave opening which is difficult. There is a need for a device which allows a casket to be loaded perpendicular to the grave site and rotated and lowered into the grave site.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
The prior art has consisted of devices for lowering caskets into grave openings. There has been no method of loading the casket from the side and then rotating the casket prior to lowering of the casket.
For example, Canadian Patent No. CA 1182990 issued to Herbert R. Blaese and Christopher R.
Lorenc is a device using side rollers and straps attached to a rectangular frame for lowering caskets directly into the grave opening. There is no method or manner for loading and rotating the casket prior to its lowering. Canadian Patent No. CA 346133 issued to Jim P.
Wilkirson, and Canadian Patent No. CA 400054 issued to John H. Lampe and Canadian Patent No. 396064 issued to Cecil M. Hurlbut are all devices for lowering or lowering and raising caskets, but do not include a method for loading and rotating the caskets prior to their lowering into the grave opening.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a device for the loading, rotating and lowering into a grave opening of a casket. The device consists of seven pieces plus an additional four rollers.
The first piece is a T-shaped piece with a square top member to which is attached at the midpoint of the square top member a square perpendicular member which is hollow. To the bottom of the middle of the perpendicular member is attached a round tubular member which is hollow. At the bottom of the perpendicular member is two holes in the centre of the perpendicular member on each side allowing for the insertion of a pin. To this piece are attached four rollers, each an equal distance from the other; the first two at the end of the square top member with the other two rollers spaced in the middle equal distance from each other and the two end rollers. The rollers are each inserted on bars which extend from the square top member down through a hole on the main member of the second piece described below allowing the rollers to spin on their bar. This piece is joined to a second piece which is also T-shaped. The perpendicular member is slightly smaller in outside diameter than the inside diameter of the perpendicular member on the first piece, and also contains two holes. The perpendicular member is attached at the midpoint of the bottom square member.
The holes on the first and second perpendicular members line up when assembled by inserting the shorter perpendicular member on the second piece into the longer perpendicular member on the first piece and a pin is inserted through the holes to lock the two pieces together and lock the rollers on their bars.
The piece, when assembled, consisting of first piece, second piece and four rollers and bars, forms part of the device and is referred to as the "first assembled piece".
The second part of the device consists of three pieces. There's a T-shaped piece made of the top square member to which is attached at the midpoint a perpendicular square member. At the bottom of the perpendicular square member are two holes, one on each side at the bottom of the member.
The perpendicular square member is hollow.
In the middle of the perpendicular member is attached a round, tubular structure, slightly larger in inside diameter than the outside diameter of the round tube attached to the first assembled piece and into which the round tubular structure of the first assembled piece is inserted. To this base is attached a hydraulic jack which allows for the raising and lowering of the interior tubular piece attached to the first assembled piece.
The second piece is T-shaped. The main square bottom member is equal in length to the length of the main member of the first piece and has a perpendicular square member attached to it at the midpoint with two holes at the end. The perpendicular square member is slightly smaller in outside circumference than the inside circumference of the perpendicular member on the first piece. This perpendicular member is aligned and inserted into the perpendicular member of the first piece described above and the pin placed through the holes of both members of both pieces locking the two pieces together. This forms the "second assembled piece". The first assembled piece is inserted into the second assembled piece by the round tubular members. The first assembled piece swings freely in the second assembled piece allowing it to pivot in all directions.
One end of the second assembled piece's two main members has a U-shaped piece attached to it on the top of the end of the piece with the open end of the U facing away from the centre of such member. On the other ends, two U-shaped pieces are not permanently attached to the second assembled piece, but are attached to a sleeve and a thumb set screw. This is a square sleeve fitting over the end of the member and is slightly larger in inside diameter than the outside diameter of the member it fits over allowing the piece to be moved, adjusted or removed allowing for easy insertion and attachment to the frame around the grave opening. The thumb set screw allows this u-shaped piece to be locked in place.
In addition, there is a pin mounted with an attached spring on the second assembled piece running through the inside of the perpendicular members of the second assembled piece through to a hole in the exterior of the round tubular structure. This pin can be pulled against the spring so the pin is not protruding into the interior of the round tubular structure. When released, the spring pushes the pin through the hole and into the interior of the round, tubular structure. This matches up with a similar hole drilled in the round tubular structure on the first assembled piece allowing it to be locked into place.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a top view of the first assembled piece including the two T-shaped members and the four rollers.
Figure 2 is a top view of the second assembled piece including both T-shaped members and the round tubular member.
Figure 3 is a top view of the two assembled pieces attached together for use as shown in the lowered position.

Figure 4 is a side perspective view showing the two assembled pieces attached together.
Figure 5 is the hydraulic jack handle for raising and lowering the hydraulic jack.
Figure 6 is a side perspective view from the ends of the device showing the two assembled pieces joined together.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
In the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 3, the device consists of seven pieces, plus an additional four rollers. These seven pieces and four rollers are assembled into three major pieces. The first piece is illustrated in Figure 1, the second piece in Figure 2 and the third in Figure 5.
Figure 1 The first assembled piece consists of a T-shaped piece (No. 2 on Figure 1 ) with a square top member, to which is attached at the mid point of the square top member a square perpendicular member which is hollow. To the bottom of the middle of the perpendicular member (No. 4) is attached a round tubular member which is also hollow. At the bottom of the perpendicular member are two holes (No. 5) in the centre of the perpendicular member on each side allowing for the insertion of a pin. To this piece are attached four rollers (No. 3) each an equal distance from the other; the first two rollers at the end of the square top member (No. 2) with the other two rollers spaced in the middle an equal distance from each other and the two end rollers. The rollers are each inserted on bars which are attached to and extend from the square top member (No. 7) down through a hole for each bar (4 holes in total) on the main member of the second piece (No. 1 ) allowing the rollers to spin on their bar. A second T-shaped piece (No. 1 ) consists of a square bottom member and a square perpendicular member attached at the midpoint of the bottom member whose outside diameter is slightly smaller in diameter than the inside diameter of the perpendicular member on the first T-shaped piece. This perpendicular member contains two holes. The perpendicular member on the second piece is inserted into the perpendicular member on the first piece. The hole on the perpendicular member of the first piece and the perpendicular member on the second piece line up, when assembled, by inserting the shorter perpendicular member on the second piece into the longer perpendicular member on the first piece and a pin is inserted through the holes to lock the pieces together and lock the rollers on their bars.
The piece, when assembled, consists of the first piece, second piece and four rollers and bars forms part of the device and is referred to as the "first assembled piece" and is shown in Figure 1 Second Assembled Piece The second assembled piece is shown illustrated in Figure 2. The first piece of the second assembled piece is a T-shaped piece made of a top square member to which is attached at the midpoint a perpendicular square member (No. 12). At the bottom of the perpendicular square member are two holes, one at each side of the bottom of the member. The perpendicular square member is hollow.
In the middle of the perpendicular square member is attached a round tubular member (No. 10) slightly larger in inside diameter than the outside diameter of the round tubular member attached to the first assembled piece illustrated in Figure 1. To the bottom of this piece is attached a hydraulic jack for the raising and lowering of the interior tubular piece illustrated as No. 13 on Figure 4. The second part of the second assembled piece is also T-shaped (No. 11 ). It consists of a square bottom member equal in length to the length of the top square member of the first T-shaped piece.
It has a perpendicular square member attached at the midpoint which is hollow and it has two holes at the end. The perpendicular square member is slightly smaller in outside diameter than the inside diameter of the perpendicular member of the first T-shaped piece. The perpendicular member is aligned and inserted into the perpendicular member of the first piece, so that the holes line up in both pieces and a pin is placed through the holes of both members locking the two pieces together.
At one end of the second assembled piece's two main members, i.e., on the horizontal members of each T-shaped piece, there is a U-shaped piece (No. 9) attached to the end with the open end of the "U" facing away from the centre of such member. These are permanently attached on one end of each member. On the other end of each member two u-shaped pieces are attached by means of a hollow sleeve (No. 7) whose inside diameter is slightly larger than the outside diameter of the T-shaped pieces. They are held in place with a thumb set screw. (No. 6). The thumb set screw goes through the sleeve and locks the U-shaped piece to the end of the horizontal members.
When the thumb set screw is released, the U-shape members can slide back or be removed or adjusted. This allows for easy insertion and attachment to the frame around the grave opening.
In addition, there is a pin (no. 8) on Figure 2 mounted with an attached spring on the second assembled piece running through the inside of the perpendicular member of the second assembled piece through to a hole in the exterior of the round tubular structure. This pin can be pulled against the spring so that the pin is nat protruding into the interior of the round tubular structure. When -eleased, the spring pushes the pin through the hole i~~to the interior of tt~e round tubular structure The first assembled piece in Figure t is inserted into Figure 2 by inserting the round tubular structure in Figure 1 into the round tubular structure in Figure 2 Each round tubular structure has a hole The pin, when released, penetrates the round tubular structure in Figure 2 and goes into a hole in the round tubular structure in Figure 1 locking Figure 1's first assembled piece into Figure 2's second assembled piece.
Figure 5 represents the jack handle (No. 14) which raises and lowers the hydraulic jack in Figure 4 allowing the casket to be raised and lowered.

Claims (12)

  1. Claim 1: The invention is a device for loading, rotating and lowering into a grave opening of a casket The device consists of a first assembled piece with the perpendicular members inserted into each other and joined together by a pin. To this are attached four rollers on a bar. two at the ends and two in the middle of the pieces an equal distance apart. To the bottom of the perpendicular member, which when the two pieces are joined, forms the centre piece of the H-shape, is attached a round tubular member. The round tubular member is inserted into a round tubular member attached to another piece which, when assembled, is H-shaped. It is composed of two T-shaped pieces which have the perpendicular member of one T-shaped piece inserted into the perpendicular member of the other T-shaped piece and locked together with a pin. To the middle of the H form is a round tubular structure slightly larger on the inside diameter than the outside diameter of the round tubular structure is attached to the first piece. Two members are inserted, one into the other.
    Each have a hole and they can be locked together by a pin mounted on a spring which is controlled through a pin device running through the centre of the second piece. To the bottom of the tubular member of the second piece is attached a jack and a jack hammer which, when extended or lowered, pushes up against the tubular member of the first piece, raising and lowering the device and the casket on the device.

    The device has the first member rotated perpendicular to the second member, the casket rolled onto it and it is then rotated so that the first and second pieces line up and the jack then lowered, lowering the casket into the grave opening.
  2. Claim 2: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the square members are replaced by round members.
  3. Claim 3: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the square members are made of plastic as opposed to metal.
  4. Claim 4: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the rollers are made out of plastic.
  5. Claim 5: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the rollers are made out of rubber.
  6. Claim 6: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the first assembled piece is solid and not composed of the two disassembled portions.
  7. Claim 7: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the second assembled piece is solid and is not able to be disassembled into two pieces.
  8. Claim 8: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the U-shaped members are not adjustable but are permanently attached into place on both ends.
  9. Claim 9: the combination defined in Claim 1 where there is no spring for locking the first piece into the second piece preventing the spin.
  10. Claim 10: the combination defined in Claim 1 where there is no method for lowering or raising the casket and the bottom tube does not contain a raising or lowering device or jack.
  11. Claim 11: the combination defined in Claim 1 where pieces are solid rather than hollow, including the square members.
  12. Claim 12: the combination defined in Claim 1 where the number of rollers is more than four.
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