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US 4,800,631 AGranted
Modular casket
OwnerRussell R. Pellmanninventor
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A modular casket includes a body receiving compartment defined by at least one modular base section having a rectangular base panel and a pair of rectangular side panels integrally hingedly connected to the base panel along longitudinal marginal edges, and a pair of modular end pieces each of which includes a bottom wall and an upstanding end wall. The base panel, side panels and modular end pieces have mutually cooperable connecting flanges formed thereon which are adapted for selective interconnection to establish a body receiving compartment having an upper peripheral edge on which a modular cover lid may be mounted in sealed relation. The various modular components are made of a lightweight, high strength double-wall plastic construction and facilitate shipment and storage in compact kit form for assembly at the point of use without special tools.
A modular casket comprising, in combination, a body receiving compartment including at least one modular base section having a substantially rectangular base panel and a pair of substantially rectangular side panels integrally hingedly connected to said base panel along opposite longitudinal marginal edges thereof so as to enable movement of said side panels between positions generally coplanar with said base panel and upstanding positions generally normal to said base panel, a pair of modular end pieces each of which includes a bottom wall and an upstanding end wall affixed at a lower edge to said bottom wall in sealed relation therewith, said base panel, side panels and modular end pieces having mutually cooperable connecting flanges adapted for selective releasable interlocking engagement to establish a generally rectangular body receiving compartment having an upper peripheral edge, and a modular cover lid adapted to be mounted on said body receiving compartment in sealed relation thereon so as to close said body receiving compartment.
A kit for making a modular casket comprising at least one base section having a substantially rectangular base panel and a pair of substantially rectangular side panels integrally hingedly connected to said base panel along opposite longitudinal marginal edges thereof so as to enable movement of said side panels between positions generally coplanar with said base panel and upstanding positions generally normal to said base panel, a pair of modular end pieces each of which includes a bottom wall and an upstanding end wall, said base panel, side panels and modular end pieces having mutually cooperable connecting flanges adapted for selective interlocking engagement to define a body receiving compartment having an upper peripheral edge, and a modular cover lid adapted to be mounted on said upper edge of said body receiving compartment in a manner to effect a continuous seal therewith and close said body receiving compartment.
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