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US 8,661,633 B2Granted
Casket
AssigneeGenesis International, Inc.
InventorsGreg Filipek, Daniel B. Sauger, Edward J. Engler, Timothy M. Hamlock, Jeff Park, Gary Vincent Borg, Franco Pahmer, Charles Dean Harrier
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Abstract
The present invention provides a container having a sheet metal floor, a sheet metal sidewall shell having four round seamless corners and a maximum of two sidewall seams. The container can be a casket with a lid, and a pair of hinges pivotally attaching the lid to the sidewall. The sheet metal sidewall shell can be made from a stretch-bent sheet metal sidewall panel. In some instances, the sheet metal sidewall shell has only one seam that may or may not be a welded seam.
Claims12
A casket comprising:
- a sheet metal floor;
- a sheet metal sidewall having four corners;
- a lid;
- and
- a pair of hinges pivotally attaching said lid to said sidewall;
- said pair of hinges each having a double torsion spring comprising two spaced-apart torsion springs and a C-shaped section adjoining said two spaced-apart torsion springs, each of said pair of hinges also having a cam engaged with said C-shaped section of said double torsion spring, said pair of hinges providing a self-locating lid on said sheet metal sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.