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US 12,662,842 B2Granted
Burial vault assembly
AssigneeDoric Products, Inc.
InventorJames Wiens
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Abstract
A burial vault assembly includes a liner, a jacket, and a jacket cap. The liner is formed to define an interior region. The jacket is arranged around the liner and is configured to be exposed to earth surrounding the burial vault assembly. The jacket cap extends around at least a portion of the jacket and is coupled with the liner to couple the liner with the jacket.
Claims19
A burial vault assembly adapted to be arranged around a funerary box, the burial vault assembly comprising:
- a base formed to define an interior region adapted to receive the funerary box therein, the base including an inner liner, an outer jacket, and a first jacket cap,
- the inner liner having a side wall formed to define the interior region, a rim that extends upwardly from the side wall, and a flange that extends from the rim away from the interior region of the side wall,
- the outer jacket being arranged around the inner liner and configured to be exposed to earth surrounding the burial vault assembly, and
- the first jacket cap extends around a perimeter edge of the outer jacket, wherein the first jacket cap includes a first brim and a first mount wall, the first brim defines a jacket-receiving channel that receives at least a portion of the perimeter edge of the outer jacket therein, and the first mount wall extends away from the first brim toward the side wall of the inner liner and is coupled with the flange of the inner liner to couple the inner liner with the outer jacket, and
- a cover configured to be supported on the base to close the interior region and block ingress of moisture and the earth into the interior region, the cover including a cover liner supported by the inner liner of the base to close access into the interior region, a cover jacket arranged around the cover liner and configured to be exposed to the earth, and a second jacket cap that extends around a perimeter edge of the cover jacket,
- wherein the second jacket cap includes a second brim and a second mount wall, the second brim defines a second jacket-receiving channel that receives at least a portion of the perimeter edge of the cover jacket therein, and the second mount wall extends away from the second brim toward the cover liner and is coupled with the cover liner to couple the cover liner with the cover jacket.
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A burial vault assembly comprising:
- a liner having a side wall formed to define an interior region, a rim that extends from the side wall, and a flange that extends from the rim away from the interior region of the side wall,
- a jacket arranged around the liner and configured to be exposed to earth surrounding the burial vault assembly, and
- a jacket cap that includes a brim and a mount wall, the brim defines a jacket-receiving channel that receives at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the jacket therein, and the mount wall extends away from the brim toward the side wall of the liner and is coupled with the flange of the liner to couple the liner with the jacket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.