The York Group, Inc.

Other

Douglas E Kellogg

Dennis J Riga

A modular display system for death care merchandise includes a pair of vertically extending, free-standing, laterally spaced, side wall members. Each side wall member comprises a pair of lateral spaced, parallel side panels connected to one another to form a forwardly open chamber between the side panels. A rear wall extends across the rear portion of the side wall members to form a three-sided, alcove-like configuration. The rear wall may take several forms depending upon a variety of shelving designs for displaying a variety of death care products in an efficient, attractive manner. A slidably mounted, vertically oriented, slide-out display panel or drawer may be inserted into the chamber formed between the side panels of a side wall member and a decorative front cover may be removably mounted over each side wall member to create an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The front cover also includes a rearwardly directed flange portion which forms an interior facing elongate channel in cooperation with portions of the side panel to house a vertically oriented lighting assembly.

Display system for death care merchandise

A death care merchandise display unit comprises two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels, a vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to the rear edges of the wing wall panels and optionally at least one decedent confinement chamber positioned between the two vertical spaced wing wall panels with a drawer slide means for rolling the chamber outward or a cornice display structure projecting from the vertical back wall of the merchandise display area or securement means for affixing death care merchandise selected from coffins, caskets, vaults, urns, sectionals or miniatures thereof and materials for decorating the same onto the merchandise display area. The securement means may consist of drawers adjacent to the decedent confinement chamber for exhibiting casket adornment materials. The cornice display structure may consist of two vertical panels and a horizontal beam secured to the vertical panels, the horizontal beam extending at least fifty percent of the distance defined by the vertical back wall. In addition, the cornice display structure may contain an illumination means affixed onto its inner perimeter. The securement means may further comprise a means for downwardly extending at least one decedent confinement chamber from a vertical wing wall panel.

Death care merchandise display unit

The present invention provides a display system for caskets, both for display prior to casket selection, e.g., in a showroom prior to purchase, and for display in actual use, e.g., in a viewing room and/or during a funeral or memorial service. The casket display system is easy to assemble in a short period of time, is lightweight enough for a single human to be able to lift and move any of its component parts, yet is strong and sturdy, giving the appearance of stability and mass, and is easily transportable. The casket display system of the present invention comprises a back wall panel, a bier formed by a plurality of casket-supporting cylinders, and at least one supporting member, wherein each supporting member is supported by at least one of the cylinders and provides support for the back wall panel. The back wall is completely supported by the supporting members, requiring no additional means of support. Each supporting means is attached to one or more of the cylinders. The cylinders may be interconnected by a connecting member, to provide enhanced support to the back wall supporting member and stability to the entire casket display system.

Casket display system

A death care merchandise display unit comprises two vertical, parallel, spaced wing wall panels, a vertical back wall means having lateral edges secured to the rear edges of the wing wall panels and optionally at least one decedent confinement chamber positioned between the two vertical spaced wing wall panels with a drawer slide means for rolling the chamber outward or a cornice display structure projecting from the vertical back wall of the merchandise display area or securement means for affixing death care merchandise selected from coffins, caskets, vaults, urns, sectionals or miniatures thereof and materials for decorating the same onto the merchandise display area. The securement means may consist of drawers adjacent to the decedent confinement chamber for exhibiting casket adornment materials. The cornice display structure may consist of two vertical panels and a horizontal beam secured to the vertical panels, the horizontal beam extending at least fifty percent of the distance defined by the vertical back wall. In addition, the cornice display structure may contain an illumination means affixed onto its inner perimeter. The display system may include multiple components used together, and may include modular wall panels for providing a uniform wall panel and backdrop which matches or contrasts with the components of the display system, and for separating adjacent spaces used for various death care-related purposes. The modular wall panels may further define a passageway between the adjacent spaces.

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Canal Winchester, OH, United States of America

Douglas E Kellogg