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US 6,253,503 B1Granted
Casket enclosure for use in mausoleum crypts
AssigneeVKM International, Inc.
InventorPeter M. Flood
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for hermetically sealing a casket in an enclosure to be entombed in a mausoleum crypt. The casket enclosure comprises a tray and a flexible cover. An adhesive material is used to affix the cover to the tray. The enclosure includes a check valve to vent any gases that may build up over time.
Claims12
A casket enclosure comprising:
- a rigid tray having a bottom supporting portion, opposed front and back edges and opposed side edges, said edges extending generally upwardly from said bottom portion and including a flange portion extending downwardly from the uppermost portion of each said edge, said flange portions each having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a flexible cover fabricated of a fluid-tight material and extending over each of said tray edges;
- an adhesive material interposed between said edge flange portions and said cover for adhesively engaging both said cover and said flange;
- a plurality of clamping devices engaging said flange portions and applying pressure against said cover to urge said cover into sealing engagement with said adhesive material;
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- a check valve attached to said enclosure for releasing gas pressure from within said enclosure.
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A method for enclosing a casket for entombment in a mausoleum type crypt, comprising:
- placing a casket on a generally rectangular, rigid tray having a bottom supporting portion and opposed front and back edges and opposed side edges, each said edge extending generally upwardly from said bottom portion and including a flange portion extending downwardly from the uppermost portion of each said edge, said flange portions each having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- placing a flexible cover fabricated of a fluid-tight material over said casket and said flange portions of said edges;
- engaging said cover and said flange portions with an adhesive material interposed between said flange portions and said cover;
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- clamping said cover to said flange portions to urge said cover into sealing engagement with said adhesive material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.