Casket and method of manufacture
AssigneeChesapeake Packaging Company
InventorKenneth T. Jenkins
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Abstract
A casket comprises an outer structure, a tray and an insert. The tray is formed of corrugated fiberboard having a corrugation extending in a first direction, while the insert is formed of corrugated fiberboard having a corrugation extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The casket has either a full lid or a split lid, and the lid is either flat or optionally curved. The structural integrity of the casket is improved by provision of side wraps, end wraps and pads inserted between each end wall and its respective end wrap. Methods of constructing the various alternative casket lids are also disclosed. Components are made of wood, corrugated fiberboard and foam.
Claims7
A raised flat lid for a casket, comprising:
- a central panel defining a plane;
- and
- four side panels separated from said central panel by respective score lines;
- wherein said four side panels are angularly oriented relative to said plane of said central panel;
- said lid further comprising a plurality of struts fixed to an underside of said lid and having first and second faces, said first face of a given one of said plurality of struts being fixed to said central panel and said second face of a given one of said plurality of struts being fixed to a respective one of said side panels.
A curved lid for a casket, comprising:
- a central panel having a first side and a second side, said central panel extending in a curved manner between said first and second sides;
- a plurality of semi-circular curve supports, each said curve support having an arc-like edge fixed to an interior curved surface of said central panel, and each said curve support having a straight edge;
- a first additional panel connected to said first side of said central panel, said first additional panel extending under and being fixed to first portions of said straight edges of said curve support;
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- a second additional panel connected to said second side of said central panel, said second additional panel extending under and being fixed to second portions of said straight edges of said curve support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.