Casket hardware attachment structure

摘要

Hardware for a casket comprises a clevis having a pair of side walls, a back wall adapted to be attached to the casket shell wall, a pair of tabs each of which extends laterally outwardly from a respective one of the side walls and each of which is spaced forwardly from the rear wall, an arm pivoted at an upper end to the clevis, and a decorative ear having a downwardly facing recess in a lower edge thereof and a pair of tapered resilient arms each of which is located on a respective side of the recess, each resilient arm having a laterally inwardly projecting tab on a lower free end thereof, each resilient arm becoming progressively thicker from the free end toward a base thereof as measured in a direction generally normal to the casket shell wall.

主权项

1. Hardware adapted to be attached to a wall of a casket shell of a casket, said hardware comprising:
a clevis having a pair of side walls and a back wall adapted to be attached to the casket shell wall, said clevis having a pair of tabs each of which extends laterally outwardly from a respective one of said side walls of said clevis and each of which is spaced forwardly from said rear wall of said clevis, an arm pivoted at an upper end to said clevis, and a decorative ear having a downwardly facing recess in a lower edge thereof and a pair of tapered resilient arms each of which is located on a respective side of said recess, each said resilient arm having a laterally inwardly projecting tab on a lower free end thereof, each said resilient arm becoming progressively thicker from said free end toward a base thereof as measured in a direction generally normal to the casket shell wall, whereby initial downward movement of said ear relative to said clevis causes said resilient arms to pass between said clevis tabs and the casket shell wall, further downward movement of said ear relative to said clevis causes a wedging effect of said clevis tabs on said arms providing structure to snug said ear generally horizontally rearwardly against the casket shell wall, and yet further downward movement of said ear relative to said clevis causes said tabs on said resilient arms to snap inwardly below respective lower edges of respective ones of said side walls of said clevis providing structure to restrain said ear against generally vertical movement relative to said clevis and providing structure to locate said ear laterally relative to the clevis.