Batesville Services, Inc.

Todd K Dennis

Thomas F Heil

Donald R Maier

Patrick M Saaf

John E Linville

Bryan M Hankel

Paul Holzman

Vincent M Moster

Gary R Cunningham

Jon E Doyle

Kevin R Buchler

Christopher R Ruberg

Stephanie E Mauch

Daniel J Parker

Greg Wray

Christopher C Bovard

Roger L Reuss

Tom Heil

Roger L R Uss

Chris Ruberg

Vincent Mark Moster

A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable upon the shell, and a memorial shelf pivoted to the lid and movable to and between an extended position at which the shelf is adapted to support items of memorialization and a retracted position.

Memorialization casket

A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid close able upon the shell and deployable structure, operably associated with either the shell or the lid, and integrally formed therewith, which, when deployed, defines a memorial surface adapted to have placed thereon items of memorialization for display. The deployable structure is so configured and arranged such that the items of memorialization must be removed therefrom when the structure is not deployed. In one aspect, the deployable structure can be operably associated with said shell. In another aspect, the deployable structure can be operably associated with the lid.

A method of making a lid for a casket comprises providing tooling configured to produce a one-piece, unitary casket lid having a crown, a pie, a rim and a header, providing settable material from which to mold the lid, molding the settable material with the tooling, permitting the settable material to set thereby producing a one-piece, unitary casket lid having a crown, a pie, a rim and a header, and adhesively applying a wood veneer sheet to at least a portion of the lid. The veneer sheet can be applied with either a membrane press or a profile wrapping machine.

Casket lid and method of making same

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Batesville, IN, United States of America

Todd K Dennis