Crypt wall construction having removable fronts secured by concealed fasteners and method of construction

Claim 3

The method defined in claim 1, including the steps of severing the pin extending from the bottom of a front to be removed, moving the front outwardly at its lower end and then downwardly at an incline to disengage the seats from the upper retaining brackets thereby completely removing the front for access to its crypt, then positioning another pin in said bottom bore, retaining the pin in a substantially fully retracted position while reengaging the seats, moving the front upwardly at an incline and rearwardly into vertical position and releasing the pin to drop into the top bore of the panel beneath.

Claim 4

A vertical wall of a burial crypt mausoleum having fronts for each crypt removably and replaceably mounted by concealed brackets, said brackets having horizontal members for supporting the fronts of a relatively upper tier on bottom edges thereof against vertical displacement and downward projections engaging upper edges of the fronts of a relatively lower tier against outward horizontal displacement, the lower portion of each of the fronts which rest on said horizontal members being retained in alignment with the fronts of the lower tier against outward horizontal displacement by pins extending between said upper and bottom edges and spaced from said brackets (therebetween), said pins, (and) fronts and brackets being constructed and arranged for said removal of (the) an upper front by severing of the pin by a tool inserted between said upper and lower front to release the bottom portion of said upper front for swinging said bottom edge outwardly to clear the lower tier front permitting disengagement of the upper edge from said downward projections by an obliquely downward movement of said front and subsequent replacement with aid of a new pin.

Claim 5

A vertical wall of a burial crypt mausoleum having fronts for each crypt removably and replaceably mounted by concealed brackets, said brackets having horizontal members for supporting the fronts of a relatively upper tier on bottom edges thereof against vertical displacement and downward projections engaging upper edges of the fronts of a relatively lower tier against outward horizontal displacement, the lower portion of each of the fronts which rest on said horizontal members being retained in alignment with the fronts of the lower tier against outward horizontal displacement by pins extending between said upper and bottom edges and spaced from said brackets (therebetween), said pins, (and) fronts and brackets being constructed and arranged for said removal of (the) an upper front by severing of the pin by a tool inserted between said upper and lower front to release the bottom portion of said upper front for swinging said bottom edge outwardly to clear the lower tier front permitting disengagement of the upper edge from said downward projections by an obliquely downward movement of said front and subsequent replacement with aid of a new pin.

Claim 6

A vertical closure wall for a burial crypt mausoleum comprising a plurality of fronts each having a top edge formed with a seat adjacent each opposite side edge thereof and a bore located in a midportion of said top edge between said seats and a bottom edge formed with a bore in alignment with said top edge bore, said fronts being individually removable and replaceable for access to a compartmented crypt structure therebehind, a tier of L-shaped brackets, each bracket comprising a vertical member formed with openings for receiving bolts therethrough for attachment to a vertically disposed support surface of said crypt structure, a horizontal member extending from each of said bracket vertical members, projecting means extending vertically downward from each of said bracket horizontal members at a predetermined distance from said vertical members to determine a single vertical plane, a first tier of said fronts, each having a top edge seat thereof engaged by one of said projecting means and permitting disengagement by an obliquely downward movement of said front, the horizontal members of the brackets located between adjacent fronts having double projecting means spaced apart for engaging the respective seats of said adjacent fronts and being formed with cut-out midportions between their projecting means for separate adjustibility to each of said adjacent fronts, said horizontal members of all of said brackets providing ledge means supporting a second tier of said fronts in co-planar relation on said bottom edges of the latter against vertical displacement, a second tier of said L-shaped brackets attached to said support surface with the projecting means thereof in said single vertical plane and engaging said top edge seats of said second tier of fronts, said projecting means and seat engagement retaining an upper portion of each of the fronts in co-planar relation against horizontal movement out of said vertical plane and aligning said bores of the first tier fronts with those of the second tier fronts, pins extending between each pair of aligned bores to retain the bottom portion of the fronts in said vertical plane against horizontal outward movement, the top edges of the fronts of said first tier and the bottom edges of the fronts of the second tier being spaced apart sufficiently for access to said pins by a cutting tool whereby the severing of one of said pins releases its second tier front for swinging outwardly to clear the first tier front for said removal.

Claim 7

A vertical closure wall for a burial crypt mausoleum comprising a plurality of fronts each having a top edge formed with a seat adjacent each opposite side edge thereof and a bore located in a midportion of said top edge between said seats and a bottom edge formed with a bore in alignment with said top edge bore, said fronts being individually removable and replaceable for access to a compartmented crypt structure therebehind, a tier of L-shaped brackets, each bracket comprising a vertical member formed with openings for receiving bolts therethrough for attachment to a vertically disposed support surface of said crypt structure, a horizontal member extending from each of said bracket vertical members, projecting means extending vertically downward from each of said bracket horizontal members at a predetermined distance from said vertical members to determine a single vertical plane, a first tier of said fronts, each having a top edge seat thereof engaged by one of said projecting means and permitting disengagement by an obliquely downward movement of said front, the horizontal members of the brackets located between adjacent fronts having double projecting means spaced apart for engaging the respective seats of said adjacent fronts and being formed with cut-out midportions between their projecting means for separate adjustibility to each of said adjacent fronts, said horizontal members of all of said brackets providing ledge means supporting a second tier of said fronts in co-planar relation on said bottom edges of the latter against vertical displacement, a second tier of said L-shaped brackets attached to said support surface with the projecting means thereof in said single vertical plane and engaging said top edge seats of said second tier of fronts, said projecting means and seat engagement retaining an upper portion of each of the fronts in co-planar relation against horizontal movement out of said vertical plane and aligning said bores of the first tier fronts with those of the second tier fronts, pins extending between each pair of aligned bores to retain the bottom portion of the fronts in said vertical plane against horizontal outward movement, the top edges of the fronts of said first tier and the bottom edges of the fronts of the second tier being spaced apart sufficiently for access to said pins by a cutting tool whereby the severing of one of said pins releases its second tier front for swinging outwardly to clear the first tier front for said removal.

Claim 8

The vertical closure wall defined in claim 4, in which said bottom edge bores are about twice the depth of said top edge bores for complete retraction of said pins therein during replacement of the front.

Claim 9

The vertical closure wall defined in claim 3, in which said pins are made of a tHermoplastic resin and said severing is accomplished by a heated blade.