US951364A - Metallic burial casing or vault. - Google Patents

Description

H; B. CLERK.

METALLIG BUEIAL' GASING OR VAULT.

APPLICATION PILED 51mm, 1909.

95 :i 3@ .::a 4 ?atene May. 3, 1910.

` and useful Improvenients in Metallic Burial pinmy former patents 859,544: of July' 9,

` turnedmember of an angle plate 2, the

of the upper horizontal portion of the base 1, transverse housings'or casings 3, the lat- HUGH D. CLARK, OF COLU MBUSfOI-IIO.

I METALLIC BURIAL GASING OR VAULT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'.PatentetLMar. 8, 1910.*

Application filed .Tune 1, 1909. gerial No. 499,393.

To (LU 'whom 'it may concern: l

Be it known that I, HUGH CLAnK, a i citizen of the United States, residing at; Columbus, in the County of Franklin andi State of Ohio, have invented certain new Casings or' Vaults, ofwhichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of metallic burial casings or Vaults, and has particular relation to the improvement 'of that class of grave vaults or casings shown 1907, and 833,7 T 3 of October 23rd, 1906.

The objects ofmy present invention are to provide a simple, inexpensive and yet effective means for locking the base of my improvedgrave Vault in connection with the cover member; to so eonstruct my improved locking mechanism as to prevent the same being unlocked or the two scctionsof the casing separated ,without destroying said casing and to provide certain improvements in details of construction which will be more, fully pointedout hereinafter. These objects I accomplishin the manner illustrated in the aecompanying drawing, in which&

Figure 1 is a partial perspective and partial transverse section of my improved Vault, the transverse' section therethrough being taken through one of the lock housings, and, Fig. 2 is a detail section on line m-w of Fig. l.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a horizontally disposed bottom or base member 1, which is of channel form and the downwardly extendin Vertical side walls thereof, each have secured thercto the uplower latcrally extending members of these angle plates being fiush with the lo yer edges of said side walls and forming lateral fiange like extensions thereof, which extend throughout the length of the base. At de: sirable intervals, I secure *to the underside ter depending, as shown, below the side walls of the base' 1. Each of the housings 3 t`o forn'\ end lips, which are seeured,by riveting or otherwise to the undersidfis of ther lower horizontalmembers of the fianges 2.

-plate extension and the fiange 2.

Within the body of each of the housings 8, I secure to one of'the side walls of said housing on opposite sides of the center of the length of'the latter, angular brackets 4, .the lower horizontal members '-or" which are each ,provided with a downwardly extending and inwardly curved spring tongue or pawl 5, the lower termination of each of which is slightly above the floor of the housing.

6 represents the Vault body or cover memv, ber, which is' in the nature of an elongated casing of a substantially U-form in .cross sect tion and open only on its underside. Secured by rivets or otherwise, to 'the lower. marginal portion of each of the Vertical sides of the cover member 6, is a longitudinally extending angle plate 7, the lower outturned member or fiange of.which is adapted. when:. the cover member 6 is in its place upon the 75 base member, to bear upon the outturncd. member of the-angle plate 2. In the construction of the cover member 6, I employ in connection with the inner surface thereof, metallic strei'lgthening stripsuch as are indieatcd at 8. From the construction describ" and shown, itwill be seen that the lower portions of the side and end walls of the cover member 6, embrace the sides and ends of the body of the base member l, thus raising the-horizontal collin supporting portion ofysaid. base member, above tlfe bottom of the cover member.

represents my improved locking bars,, each of which comprises a horizontal metal.- lic bar, the outer end of which is bent upward thence inward and again 'upwfird to form a hook or keeper termination,-which isadapted, as shown, to embrace the lower horizontal members of the angle plates 2 and 7 when the body of the bar is insertcd into' one; end of one of the housings 3 through an opening formed between the housing bottom It will be understood that the locking bar, of which there aretwo for each of the 'housings, is inserted within said housings from oppositesides of the Vault and as shown in the drawing, the upper face 'of the inner end portion of each locking' bar', 'is formed with a plurality of inclined teeth lor' notehes, which as the bars are pushgd into place toweird their inner limit, 'arefsuccessively enaged by. the. spring to`ngues`.5;which 'by roppingintq said notches'and engaging the' 10 side fwal thereof, operate to lock; thebars 9 the positions showniandgdescribed, to i I 'ber of the corresponding angle plate 7. The

bearing of these upturned ends of the locking-plate hooks against said angle plates 7, assures an additional transverse bracing or strengthenin'gof the lower` portion of the i Vault.

It will be understood that the-casket or .coflin, is first deposited upon' the upper heri zontal portion of the base or floor member 1, after Which the cover member G-is secured in connection with the base`in the manner de scribed, the casket being thus securely pro'- tected.

It will be observed that my improved locking means are exceedingly simple although effective".

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that sim le and efficient means are herein provided or accomplishing the objects of the invention, but While` the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be' understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

said locking bars having notche inner end 4 portions adapted to engage said spring tongues when said bars' are inserted beneath said base flanges.

2. In a burial Vault, the combination with 'a base member,' transverse housings on the low-er side thereof, depending spring tongues supported Within said housings, and later ally projecting flange members on said base member, of a cover member having its side walls provided with laterally extending,

fianges adapted to bear upon said base flanges, and locking bars adapted to be in- 'serted endwise within said housings from opposite sides'of the v'ault, each of said locking bars having an outer end hook adapted to embrace said base and .cover fiange members and having its inner portlon provided wvith teeth adapted to be engaged by said spring tongues.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature l in presence of two witnesses.

HUGI-I D. CLARK. Witnesses:

L. CARL' STOUGHTON, A., L. PHELPS.

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