Ready-to-assemble casket

A casket comprising:

• a cap;
• and
• a shell, said shell being closeable by said cap, said shell comprising a bottom and a plurality of individual interconnected upstanding walls, said plurality of walls cooperating with said bottom to form said shell without additional structural members being required to reinforce said shell;
• each said wall comprising:
• a peripheral frame formed from a plurality of frame members, said peripheral frame defining an opening;
• and
• a panel attached to said frame and spanning said opening;
• each said frame having an end, adjacent frame ends being attached to one another with a fastening mechanism having first and second portions each of which is operably associated with one of said adjacent frame ends, said fastening mechanism being configured such that manipulation of one of said portions draws said portions together thereby drawing said adjacent frame ends together.

A kit for assembling a casket, said kit comprising:

• a cap;
• a plurality of frame members adapted to be joined together to form a plurality of frames, each said frame having an opening;
• a plurality of fastening mechanisms each of which comprises a post coupled to a cam and adapted to join selected ones of said frame members to adjacent ones of said frame members, said post having a head thereon and projecting from one of said frame members, said adjacent frame member having a hole therein adapted to receive said post, said hole being in communication with said cam so that when said post is inserted therein said head engages said cam and upon actuation of said cam said head is captured by said cam to thereby join said frame member to said adjacent frame member;
• a plurality of panels, each said panel being adapted for attachment to one of said frames and to span said opening thereof to form a wall of the casket;
• and
• a bottom, said bottom and said walls cooperating when assembled together to form a shell of the casket, said cap being adapted to be closeable upon said shell.

A kit for assembling a casket, said kit comprising:

• a cap;
• a plurality of frame members adapted to be joined together to form a plurality of frames, each said frame having an opening;
• a plurality of fastening mechanisms each of which comprises a post coupled to a cam and adapted to join selected ones of said frame members to adjacent ones of said frame members, said post having a head thereon and protecting from one of said frame members, said adjacent frame member having a hole therein adapted to receive said post, said hole being in communication with said cam so that when said post is inserted therein said head engages said cam and upon actuation of said cam said head is captured by said cam to thereby join said frame member to said adjacent frame member;
• a plurality of panels, each said panel being adapted for attachment to one of said frames and to span said opening thereof to form a wall of the casket;
• and
• a bottom, said bottom and said walls cooperating when assembled together to form a shell of the casket, said cap being adapted to be closeable upon said shell;
• a peripheral rim formed from a plurality of rim members and a crown positioned atop said rim, each said rim member having a groove therein proximate an edge thereof, said crown having a groove forming a part thereof, said rim defining an opening;
• and
• a dish assembly positioned within said rim opening;
• said dish assembly including a plurality of puffing members, each said puffing member having first and second spaced edges, said first edge of each said puffing member being retained within said groove in one of said rim members, said second edge of each said puffing member being retained in said crown groove.

A kit for assembling a casket, said kit comprising:

• a cap;
• a plurality of frame members adapted to be joined together to form a plurality of frames, each said frame having an opening;
• a plurality of panels, each said panel being adapted for attachment to one of said frames and to span said opening thereof to form a wall of the casket;
• and
• a bottom, said bottom and said walls cooperating when assembled together to form a shell of the casket, said shell not requiring additional structural members to reinforce said shell, said cap being adapted to be closeable upon said shell;
• each said frame having an end, adjacent frame ends adapted to be attached to one another with a fastening mechanism having first and second portions each of which is operably associated with one of said adjacent frame ends, said fastening mechanism being configured such that manipulation of one of said portions draws said portions together thereby drawing said adjacent frame ends together;
• a plurality of said fastening mechanisms.

A kit for assembling a casket, said kit comprising:

• a cap;
• a plurality of frame members adapted to be joined together to form a plurality of frames, each said frame having an opening;
• a plurality of panels, each said panel being adapted for attachment to one of said frames and to span said opening thereof to form a wall of the casket;
• and
• a bottom, said bottom and said walls cooperating when assembled together to form a shell of the casket, said shell not requiring additional structural members to reinforce said shell, said cap being adapted to be closeable upon said shell;
• a peripheral rim formed from a plurality of rim members and a crown positioned atop said rim, each said rim member having a groove therein proximate an edge thereof, said crown having a groove forming a part thereof, said rim defining an opening;
• and
• a dish assembly positioned within said rim opening;
• said dish assembly including a plurality of puffing members, each said puffing member having first and second spaced edges, said first edge of each said puffing member being retained within said groove in one of said rim members, said second edge of each said puffing member being retained in said crown groove.

A cap for a casket, said cap comprising:

• a peripheral rim formed from a plurality of rim members and a crown positioned atop said rim, each said rim member having a groove therein proximate an edge thereof, said crown having a groove forming a part thereof, said rim defining an opening;
• and
• a dish assembly positioned within said rim opening;
• said dish assembly including a plurality of puffing members, each said puffing member having first and second spaced edges, said first edge of each said puffing member being retained within said groove in one of said rim members, said second edge of each said puffing member being retained in said crown groove.

A kit for assembling a cap for a casket, said kit comprising:

• a plurality of rim members adapted to be joined together to form a peripheral rim having an opening, each said rim member having a groove proximate an edge thereof;
• a crown adapted to be positioned atop said rim, said crown having a groove forming a part thereof;
• a dish assembly adapted to be positioned within said rim opening;
• said dish assembly including a plurality of puffing members, each said puffing member having first and second spaced edges, said first edge of each said puffing member being adapted for insertion into said groove in one of rim members and said second edge of each said puffing member being adapted for insertion into said crown groove when said dish assembly is positioned within said rim.

A casket comprising:

• a shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a bottom wall;
• a cap atop said shell and closeable thereon;
• each said side and end wall being comprised of a generally rectangular peripheral frame defining an opening and a panel attached to said frame and spanning said opening;
• each of said side and end walls being attached to an adjacent one of said side and end walls only at adjacent edges thereof;
• each said frame having an end, adjacent frame ends being attached to one another with a fastening mechanism having first and second portions each of which is operably associated with one of said adjacent frame ends, said fastening mechanism being configured such that manipulation of one of said portions draws said portions together thereby drawing said adjacent frame ends together;
• said shell thereby being assembled without additional structural members attaching adjacent ones of said side and end walls together and without additional structural members attaching said side and end walls to said bottom wall.

A casket comprising:

• a shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a bottom wall;
• a cap atop said shell and closeable thereon;
• each said side and end wall being comprised of a generally rectangular peripheral frame having sides and ends and defining an opening and a panel attached to said frame and spanning said opening;
• each of said frame ends being attached to an adjacent one of said frame with a fastening mechanism having first and second portions each of which is operably associated with one of said adjacent frame ends;
• said fastening mechanism being configured such that manipulation of one of said portions draws said portions together thereby drawing said adjacent frame ends together.

A casket comprising:

• a shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a bottom wall, and having an exterior;
• a cap atop said shell and closeable thereon;
• each said side and end wall being comprised of a generally rectangular peripheral frame defining an opening and a panel attached to said frame and spanning said opening;
• said panel having first and second sides, both said panel sides being faced with a facing from the group consisting of paper, cloth, plastic, wood veneer, paint and printing,
• said panel thereby being reversible such that when said panel is attached to said frame a faced panel side will be presented as said casket exterior;
• said frame ends being attached to one another with a fastening mechanism having first and second portions each of which is operably associated with one of said adjacent frame ends, said fastening mechanism being configured such that manipulation of one of said portions draws said portions together thereby drawing said adjacent frame ends together.

A cap for a casket comprising:

• a peripheral rim formed by a plurality of rim members and a crown positioned atop said rim;
• each said rim member being joined to an adjacent rim member by a post coupled to a cam, said post having a head thereon and a portion of said post and said head projecting from one of said rim members, said post and said head being inserted into a hole in said adjacent rim member, said hole being in communication with said cam so that when said post is inserted therein said head engages said cam and upon actuation of said cam said head is captured by said cam to thereby join said rim member to said adjacent rim member;
• and
• a dish assembly positioned within said rim opening.

A casket comprising:

• a shell;
• and
• a cap closeable upon said shell, said cap comprising:
• a peripheral rim formed by a plurality of rim members and a crown positioned atop said rim;
• each said rim member being joined to an adjacent rim member by a post coupled to a cam, said post having a head thereon and a portion of said post and said head projecting from one of said rim members, said post and said head being inserted into a hole in said adjacent rim member, said hole being in communication with said cam so that when said post is inserted therein said head engages said cam and upon actuation of said cam said head is captured by said cam to thereby join said rim member to said adjacent rim member;
• and
• a dish assembly positioned within said rim opening.