VANDOR CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140230203 | LIGHTWEIGHT CASKET HAVING FOLDABLE FEATURES - A casket assembly includes a bottom panel, side panels, flaps and end panels. The bottom panel is formed of a pliable material. The side panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel. Each side panel includes a lower section and an upper section foldably attached thereto. The lower section extends vertically upward from the bottom panel. In a first configuration, the upper section extends upward from the lower section. In a second configuration, the upper section extends in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower section. The end panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel. The flaps extend laterally from each end of the upper section. The flaps in the first configuration extend upward from a first vertical level defined by the top portion of the lower section, and in the second configuration extend downward from the first vertical level | 08-21-2014 |
20140082904 | CASKET ASSEMBLY WITH NESTING LIDS - A casket lid assembly includes a plurality of layers of corrugated paper and a bridge assembly. The plurality of layers of corrugated paper are formed into a lid structure having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, The bridge assembly is attached to the second end of a casket lid. The bridge assembly includes two end pieces and at least one intermediate piece, and wherein the at least one intermediate piece is configured to be removably attached to the end pieces. | 03-27-2014 |
20140068901 | Casket Head Insert Module - A casket lid insert module is constructed as a complete insert separate from the casket lid and is later inserted into the casket lid as a single complete piece. The module includes a base panel, four roll panels, and a center panel. The roll panels are each attached to the back side of the base panel, curved to form a roll shape, and then also attached to the front side of the base panel. The center panel is then affixed directly to the base panel between the four roll panels. The center panel is preferably affixed to the base panel using hook and loop (aka Velcro) attachments. | 03-13-2014 |
20130174378 | Retractable Casket Handle - A retractable handle arrangement for a casket includes an elongate handle member, a rigid rod, and a stopper member. The elongate handle member has a length extending parallel to a side panel of the casket, and has a through-hole extending transverse to the length. The rigid rod extends through the through-hole of the handle member. The rigid rod has a first end and a second end, the first end having a head. The head has a diameter exceeding a diameter of at least a part of the through-hole. The rigid rod extends through a side panel opening such that the second end is disposed within an interior of the casket. The stopper member is fixedly supported on the rigid rod within the interior of the casket. The stopper member has a diameter that exceeds a diameter of at least a portion of the side panel opening. | 07-11-2013 |
20130160258 | Casket Insert Roller System - A casket system includes a casket container and a movable platform. The casket container has a bottom, and includes a plurality of rollers supported by said bottom. The movable platform is displosed within the casket container. The movable platform including slots extending through the platform and aligned horizontally with the plurality of rollers, the movable platform having a raised position and a lowered position, wherein at least a portion of a first number of the plurality of rollers extend through the slots and stand proud the movable platform in the lowered position, and a portion of fewer than the first number of the plurality of rulers stand proud the movable platform in the raised position. | 06-27-2013 |
20120199683 | REEL APPARATUS HAVING A CORE PLUG FOR FACILITATING ASSEMBLY - A reel assembly includes first and second flanges, a core body disposed between the first and second flanges, and a core plug. The core body has a central axis extending in a longitudinal direction between the first and second flanges. The core plug is coupled to the core body, and includes at least a first structure disposed at least in part radially inward of the core body toward the central axis. A plurality of fasteners couples the first flange to the first structure. | 08-09-2012 |
20120124793 | LIGHTWEIGHT CASKET HAVING FOLDABLE SIDES - A casket assembly includes a bottom panel, side panels, end panels, and mechanically strengthening insert. The bottom panel is formed of a pliable material. The side panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel. Each side panel includes a lower section and an upper section foldably attached thereto. The lower section extends vertically upward from the bottom panel. In a first configuration, the upper section extends upward from the lower section. In a second configuration, the upper section extends in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower section. The mechanically strengthening insert is disposed at least in part adjacent the lower section of at least one side panel. The end panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel. | 05-24-2012 |
20120104139 | Reel Stand Brake System - A braking mechanism for a reel stand has been developed. The braking mechanism is affixed to a reel support member. The reel support member is configured to rotatably support at least a part of a reel. The braking mechanism includes a brake lever connected to the reel support member at a pivot point, and a braking member connected to the brake lever. The pivot point is offset from an axis of rotation of a reel supported by the reel support member. The braking member is configured to be positionable against the reel supported by the reel support member with an adjustable braking force. | 05-03-2012 |
20110107567 | Throw Assembly for Casket - A throw assembly for a casket container includes a corrugated paper having a corner cutout configured to be longitudinally folded along each of two parallel longitudinal lines and transversally folded about the corner cutout, and a fabric member disposed over the corrugated paper structure, and fixedly coupled to the corrugated paper structure along at least one edge of the fabric member. | 05-12-2011 |
20110005048 | Urn with Latch - A cremation urn includes a base and a lid. The base has a wall defining an opening through the wall. The wall has an internal surface and an external surface. The wall defines a rim. The lid includes a cover for engagement with the base and an integral catch. The catch includes a protrusion extending from the cover and sized to fit into the opening to selectively secure the lid to the base. The protrusion includes a wall engaging surface for engaging the wall and an external surface extending from the wall engaging surface in a direction opposed to the cover, the wall engaging surface having a width less than a length of the external surface in a direction opposed to the cover. | 01-13-2011 |
20110000059 | Lightweight Viewing Casket With Reinforcing Lid and Method of Using Same - A casket arrangement includes a casket body, a first lid portion, and a second lid portion. The casket body is in the form of an open top box with a bottom, side walls or panels, and end walls or panels. The second lid portion includes a tab configured to fit under a top panel of the first lid portion. | 01-06-2011 |
20100313396 | Casket Assembly with Nesting Lids - A casket includes a lid and a container. The container is configured to receive the lid in a first configuration for shipping, and in a second configuration for funereal purposes. In general, the lid in the first configuration is detached and inverted with respect to the second configuration, particularly when the lid is closed in the second configuration. | 12-16-2010 |
20090273120 | Method of molding reel flanges and tool arrangement thereof - A method of molding a flange uses a first tool element and a second opposing tool element. The first tool element defines a negative of at least a portion of a first side of a flange, and the second tool element defines a negative of at least a portion of the second side of the flange. The method includes providing a set of blocks for insertion into a plurality of recesses in the second tool element, the set of blocks insertable in a plurality of configurations, each configuration defining a negative of a set of retention features on the second side of the flange. The plurality of configurations define differing configurations of retention features on the second side. The method also includes inserting at least some blocks into the second tool element to form a selected one of the plurality of configurations, and performing injection molding using the first tool element and the second tool element. | 11-05-2009 |