Patents by Inventor Juanita Baker

Juanita Baker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4357741
    Abstract: A decorative lining for a casket lid comprises a panel bordered along at least two edges by framing, and a fastening arrangement for securing the panel to the lid. The fastening arrangement includes a first tab secured to the panel and projecting beyond one edge thereof. The first tab is insertable behind a first portion of the framing located adjacent such one edge. A second tab is secured to the panel by a first attaching device and projects beyond an opposite edge of the panel. The second tab is insertable behind a second portion of the framing located adjacent such opposite edge. A second attaching device is disposed intermediate the first attaching device and such opposite edge for securing the panel to the second tab in response to inward pressing of the panel towards the second tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Winburn, William K. Craft, Gregory T. Keferl, Wilfred Scheele, Juanita Baker
  • Patent number: 4312104
    Abstract: A big body for use in overlying the container rim of a casket comprises a plurality of separate panels mountable to the container. When the casket is open for viewing, one panel hangs within the container and presents an exposed side. Another panel overlies the rim of the container and presents an exposed side. A third panel is movable between a hanging position within the container and an overlying position over the container rim such that either side thereof is exposed. The panels are mutually positionable in a first mode wherein the exposed sides of the hanging and overlying panels have a first ornamental appearance, and a second mode wherein the exposed sides of the hanging and overlying panels have a second, different ornamental appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Juanita Baker, Keith E. Miller