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US 2014/0208553 A1Published application
Burial vault system and method
AssigneePolyguard & Co., LLC
InventorMarvin Lee Schwab
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Abstract
A concrete burial vault system having a layered construction of castable material encased in an inner liner and an outer casing of a thermoplastic polymer such as polypropylene utilizes the liner and casing as a mold for the concrete and enables monolithic molds with self-supporting securing tabs. This system allows the liner and casing to be manufactured at a central location and then transported to a plurality of use locations to be filled with concrete. The manufacturing method supports the system and provides an assembly advantage.
Claims6
A burial system comprising:
- a lid member and a base member;
- said lid member further including a monolithically formed inner lid layer and an outer lid layer forming a bounded cavity therebetween and a lid lip section having a lid lip profile;
- a castable material in said lid within said inner lid layer and outer lid layer and binding therewith forming a monolithic lid;
- said lid member having a cross-sectional shape in arc form and having a first lid total hight;
- said inner lid layer and said outer lid layer being formed of one of a polyethylene and a polypropylene;
- said base member including a monolithically formed inner wall layer and an outer wall layer forming a bounded cavity therebetween and a base lip section having a base lip profile;
- said cast material in said base member within said inner way layer and said outer wall layer;
- said base member having a cross-sectional U-shape form and having a first base total height;
- said lid lip profile having a female receiving shape;
- said base lip profile having a male extending shape complementary to said lid lip profile, wherein upon assembly aid lid lip profile and said base lip profile interfit in a sealing manner;
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- said inner wall layer of said base member further including a plurality of finger members proximate said base lip profile, whereby said finger members enable an enhanced formation of said base member.
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