Background Art In general, a passenger car or a bus is typically used as a funeral carriage. The funeral carriage is usually decorated with flowers. For a conventional funeral carriage, natural flowers are used for the flower decoration. However, decorating the funeral carriage using the natural flowers takes long time and is quite wasteful since the flowers are disposed of after use. Also, the natural flowers are relatively expensive so they cannot be used widely. Further, the decorated flowers may be fall off from the funeral carriage driving at a high speed.

Disclosure of the Invention To solve the above and/or other problems, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a decoration device for a funeral carriage in which the time for installation and removal of the decoration device with respect to the funeral carriage is reduced, a continuous use is made possible by using artificial flowers, a cost is reduced, the decoration device is not detached when the funeral carriage drives at a high speed, replacement of a selected portion is possible so that maintenance and management thereof is easy.

To achieve the above objective, there is provided a decoration

device for a funeral carriage comprising a net member having the same shape as an outer shape of the funeral carriage and including an edge strap made of an elastic material, a first net strap which is disposed inside the edge strap, made of an elastic material, and having a first through hole formed at a predetermined interval, and a second net strap disposed inside the edge strap, made of an elastic material, perpendicularly crossing the first net strap, and having a second through hole formed at the cross position whose diameter is the same as that of the first through hole ; a flower support portion fixing holder penetrating the first through hole and the second through hole, having an inner accommodation space, and having an open side; flower support portion, where an artificial flower is installed, inserted into the inner accommodation space of the flower support portion fixing holder ; and a hook member, having a hook shape, provided at an end portion of the net member and hooked by a frame of the funeral carriage so as to attach and detach the net member to and from the funeral carriage.

Brief Description of the Drawings FIG. 1 is a development plan view of a decoration device for a funeral carriage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a metal ring of the decoration device of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a flower support portion of the decoration device of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is an exploded sectional view illustrating the flower support portion of the decoration device of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a hook member portion of the decoration device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view depicting the decoration device of FIG. 1 coupled to a funeral carriage; FIG. 7 is a view illustrating the ring member portion of the decoration device of FIG. 1 is coupled to the funeral carriage; and FIG. 8 is a view illustrating the ring member portion according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention coupled to the funeral carriage.

Best mode for carrying out the Invention As shown in FIGS. 1 through 5, a decoration device for a funeral carriage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a net member 10, a flower support portion fixing holder 20, a flower support portion 30, and a hook member 40.

The net member 10 has the same shape as an outer shape of a funeral carriage. The funeral carriage may be a bus or a passenger car.

The net member 10 includes an edge strap 16, a first net strap 12, and a second net strap 14.

The edge strap 16 is made of an elastic material and has the same shape as the outer shape of the funeral carriage.

The first net strap 12 is disposed inside the edge strap 16 and made of an elastic material. Also, the first net strap 12 is connected to both ends of the edge strap 16 in an inclined direction at a predetermined interval inside the edge strap 16. A first through hole 121 is formed in the first net strap 12 at a predetermined interval.

Like the fist net strap 12, the second net strap 14 is disposed inside the edge strap 16 and made of an elastic material. Also, the second strap 14 is connected to both ends of the edge strap 16 in an inclined direction at a predetermined interval inside the edge strap 16.

A second through hole 141 having the same diameter as that of the first

through hole 121 at a position where the first and second net straps 12 and 14 cross. Also, as shown in FIG. 2, a metal ring 60 inserted by penetrating the first and second through holes 121 and 141 are further provided. The metal ring 60 is provided to tighten the coupling of the first net strap 12 and the second net strap 14.

The first net strap 12 and the second net strap 14 are not cover the entire outer appearance of the funeral carriage. This is because covering the entire outer appearance of the funeral carriage may block the vision of a driver of the funeral carriage. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the first net strap 12 and the second net strap 14 are not formed in areas such as a glass window and head light portions at the front side portion of the funeral carriage, and glass windows of both side portions and a rear side portion.

The flower support portion fixing holder 20, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, penetrates the first and second through holes 121 and 141 and are inserted therein. The flower support portion fixing holder 20 has a cylindrical pipe shape in which an accommodation space is formed.

The flower support portion 30 is coupled to the flower support portion fixing holder 20 such that an outer circumference of the flower support portion 30 is inserted in the accommodation space of the flower support portion fixing holder 20. An artificial flower 5 for decoration to be decorated on the funeral carriage is installed at the flower support portion 30.

In the present preferred embodiment, a protrusion 32 and an accommodation groove 22 are further provided to tighten the coupling of the flower support portion 30 and the flower support portion fixing holder20. The protrusion 32 is formed on the flower support portion 30 along the outer circumferential surface of the flower support portion 30.

The accommodation groove 22 is provided on the inner circumferential

surface of the flower support fixing pin 20. When the flower support portion 30 is coupled to the flower support portion fixing holder 20, the protrusion 32 of the flower support portion 30 is accommodated in the accommodation groove 22.

The hook member 40 is provided to easily attach or detach the net member 10 to or from the funeral carriage. The hook member 40 is provided on the edge strap 16 in a multiple number, separated at a predetermined interval. The hook member 40 is hooked by a frame of the funeral carriage to attach the net member 10 to the funeral carriage.

The hook member 40 is shown in FIG. 5.

In the operation of the decoration device 100 for the funeral carriage having the above structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the net member 10 is wrapped over a bus 3 used as the funeral carriage. Here, the net member 10 is adjusted so that it can well cover the entire bus 3. Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the hook member 40 is hooked on the frame of the bus 3 from the outer side thereof. The hook member 40 is hooked on the entire bus 3 along the lower edge of the bus 3. By hooking the hook member 40 in this manner, the net member 10 covering the bus 3 for the funeral carriage is prevented from being detached when the funeral carriage drives at a high speed. Also, by detaching the hook member 40 from the bus 3, the net member 10 can be removed from the bus 3.

Next, the flower support portion 30 is inserted in the flower support fixing holder 20 and the artificial flower 5 is inserted in the flower support portion 30. The flower support portion fixing holder 20 and the flower support portion 30 are installed at positions a user desires. Also, the flower support portion fixing holder 20 and the flower support portion 30 are coupled as the protrusion 32 of the flower support portion 30 is accommodated in the accommodation groove 22 of the flower support

portion fixing holder 20. Likewise, the flower support portion 30 is prevented from being detached from the flower support portion fixing holder 20 when the bus 3 drives at a high speed.

Also, when the flower support portion fixing holder 20 and the flower support portion 30 are damaged, since the damaged flower support portion fixing holder 20 and/or the flower support portion 30 only need to be replaced, the decoration device 100 for the funeral carriage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention can be easily maintained and repaired.

In the meantime, although the net member 10 is coupled to the bus 3 for the funeral carriage using the hook member 40 in the above preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, a magnet 80 may be installed on a surface of the edge strap 16 facing the bus 3. Thus, as the magnet 80 adheres to the bus 3, the net member 10 can be fixedly coupled to the bus 3 for the funeral carriage.

Industrial Applicability As described above, according to the decoration device for the funeral carriage according to the present invention, the time for installing and removing of the decoration device on the funeral carriage is shortened. Since the artificial flower is used, a continuous use thereof is possible, lowering the entire cost. Also, the decoration device is prevented from being detached from the bus. In addition, since a selective portion can only be replaced, maintenance and repair is made easy.

While this invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.