Interior cap liner

Claim 2

An improved casket cap liner adapted to be received and selfsupporting on the inwardly turned peripheral flange of a casket cap, comprising a molded, unitary, self-supporting liner member molded from a single sheet of thermo-plastic material and having integrally molded therein a transverse series of generally parallel ribs extending substantially from the front edge of said cap to the rear edge thereof, said liner member being supported exclusively on the cap flange, said ribs maintaining the shape of said liner member and preventing dislocation thereof during transit, said member having a generally flat central portion and front and rear convexly curved portions, the junction regions between said flat and curved portions being positioned closely adjacent the inside surface of said cap, and integral locating means formed on said liner at said junctions for positioning said liner in said cap.

Claim 3

The liner of claim 1 wherein said integral locating means is formed in said ribs.

Claim 4

A casket cap liner for use with a casket cap formed with an inwardly directed cap-retaining flange on the lower edge thereof defining a cap-receiving opening, comprising: a. a flexible, unitary, self-supporting and self-sustaining liner member formed of thermoplastic sheet material of substantially uniform thickness, said liner member having a perpheral dimension somewhat larger than the cap opening and terminating in a marginal edge adapted to rest within the cap in unstressed relation on an inside surface of the cap-retaining flange, and b. a plurality of transversely elongated structural reinforcing ribs integrally formed with and from said member, said ribs being generally curved in cross section and essentially free of abrupt changes in surface contours to stiffen and rigidify said member for the self-support thereof when resting on the flange and to eliminate the need for additional stiffener elements.

Claim 5

A casket cap liner for use with a casket cap formed with an inwardly directed cap-retaining flange on the lower edge thereof defining a cap-receiving opening, comprising: a. a flexible, unitary, self-supporting and self-sustaining liner member formed of thermoplastic sheet material of substantially uniform thickness, said liner member having a perpheral dimension somewhat larger than the cap opening and terminating in a marginal edge adapted to rest within the cap in unstressed relation on an inside surface of the cap-retaining flange, and b. a plurality of transversely elongated structural reinforcing ribs integrally formed with and from said member, said ribs being generally curved in cross section and essentially free of abrupt changes in surface contours to stiffen and rigidify said member for the self-support thereof when resting on the flange and to eliminate the need for additional stiffener elements.

Claim 6

The liner of claim 3 further comprising decorative covering means attached exclusively to the lower surface of said liner member and supported exclusively by said liner.

Claim 7

The liner of claim 3 further comprising a decorative configuration fabricated and formed integrally in the sheet material forming said liner member, and wherein at least some of said structural reinforcing ribs are incorporated into and are formed as part of said decorative configuration.

Claim 8

The liner of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of locator surfaces formed as an integral part of said member and proportioned to engage the adjacent surface of the cap inwardly of the flange to maintain a fixed orientation of said member relative to the cap.