Untitled record

Application filed June 21, 1890. Serial No. 356,210. (No model.)

To all. whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, John Danford Ripsom, manufacturer, of the town of Thorold, in the county of Welland, in the Province of On5 tario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shrine-Panels for Caskets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a io sliding panel for caskets which is designed to be drawn out and form a shrine for the reception of candles, flowers, or other tokens; and it consists, essentially, of the head and foot panels, which are sunken and flush with 15 each other, the head panel of which slides out in grooves made in the lid, and being made in two parts hinged together forms a shrine when drawn out and the outer part bent down so as to rest on a molding or other 20 projection, while the foot panel is preferably made in one piece and also slides in the same groove as the head panel and forms another shrine, the panels being otherwise constructed in the manner hereinafter more particularly 25 explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my sliding shrine-panels drawn out and placed in position. Fig. 2 is a view of the lid of the casket reversed to show construction of my 30 sliding shrine-panels. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Figs. 4 and 5 exhibit alternate forms of panels.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A is the head shrine-panel, which is preferably formed in two parts a and &.

B is the foot panel, and C is the lid of the . casket. The parts a and b are hinged together at C.

D is a spring-catch, which, when the panels A and B are closed, engages with the stop d, formed in the lid C. The catch D has attached to it the cord E, which extends to the outside of the lid.

F are catches formed on the inner ends of the head shrine-panel A and designed to come in contact with the stops/when the panel is drawn out.

G is a catch formed on the inner end of the 50 foot shrine-panel B and designed to come in contact with the stops g when the panel is drawn out.

The panels A and B run iu the groove II, and when open extend through the slots e and j, respectively. When the head panel A is 55 drawn out, the outer part a is turned on its hinges c so as to come beneath the part b, and its outer end rests upon the molding h, while its inner end is held in position by the top molding i and catches F and stops /. The 6c foot shrine-panel B is held out in position by the top molding i, catches G, and stop g.

If my head shrine-panel is covered with cloth, I connect together the ends of the cloth turned over the edges of the panel by the 65 elastic straps I. By this device any crease or unevenness in the cloth caused by the turning down of the outer end a of the panel A is smoothed out when the panel is put back into its place. 70

It will be seen on reference to Fig. 2 that the inner end of the part b is formed to correspond with the shape of the molding, so that when the panel is drawn out to its fullest extent it will lie directly underneath. It will 75 also be seen that the inner side ends of the part b are extended to fit into corresponding recesses formed in the foot panel B. By this means I am enabled to draw out the foot panel almost to the edge of the center mold- 80 ing, as indicated by the dotted lines.

In Fig. 3 I show the position of the panels when closed, from which it will be seen that a perfectly invisible joint is made between the upper molding and the lower part of the 85 lid C. It will also be noticed in this figure that the head and foot panels are exactly flush and abut against each other when closed.

In Fig. 4 I show my head shrine-panel A drawn out from the side and supported on the 90 side molding of the casket.

In Fig. 5 is shown another form, the head shrine-panel in this figure being comprised of two panels entirely unconnected. Each part of the panel is drawn out on opposite 95 sides and are supported and held in position by the top molding i and stops and catches corresponding to / and F.

From this description it will be seen that the construction of my sliding shrine-panel 10c may vary without altering the principle of my invention.