Patent ID: 7251870

Claim:
A memorial drape article for setting on a displayed burial casket or coffin, comprising: a flexible presentation layer, said presentation layer fashioned from fabric; a flexible contact layer attached to said presentation layer, said contract layer having a shape substantially identical to the shape of said presentation layer, said contact layer further being fashioned from non-marring fabric; a slip resistant backing attached to said contact layer; wherein said presentation layer and said attached contact layer form a substantially planar substrate having a forward and rearward end disposed at opposite ends of said substrate along a longitudinal axis; whereby said article is configured to lay across the displayed burial casket or coffin in a resting position, the resting position presenting said slip resistant backing to a top of the casket or coffin, the resting position further presenting a substantial portion of said presentation layer to view, the resting position further orienting said forward end to rest against a visible side of the casket or coffin; wherein a message is incorporated to said presentation layer in a position such that said message is visible and located near the visible side of the casket or coffin when said article is in the resting position; and wherein one of said presentation layer and said contact layer includes heavyweight fabric.