Burial casket

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of our new, original and ornamental design for a burial casket;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, the other side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end view thereof, the other end view being identical thereto; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the alternative embodiment of FIG. 6, the other side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of FIG. 6, the bottom plan view is the same as the bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG.5; and,

FIG. 9 is an end view of the alternative embodiment of FIG. 6, the other end view being identical thereto.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417540
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 7, 1999
Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc. (Batesville, IN)
Inventors: David L. Agee (Batesville, IN), Phillip L. Brookshire (Cincinnati, OH), Jon E. Doyle (Batesville, IN), Bryan M. Hankel (Batesville, IN), Michael F. Howe (Nashua, NH), Donald R. Maier (Cincinnati, OH), Scott A. Schultz (Batesville, IN)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/94,240
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Casket (D99/1); With Handle (D99/7)
International Classification: 9900;