Burial coffin arrangement

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1995-01-26

1997-01-14

Nguyen, Kien T.

Undertaking

Coffins

27 32, 27 35, A61G 1700

Patent

active

055927238

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a burial coffin arrangement comprising an outer open-bottom ceremonial casket and an inner casket which is received within the outer casket and which has a downwardly wedge-shaped and inwardly inclined bottom part, such as to enable the two caskets to be mutually separated by vertical relative movement therebetween.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This type of coffin can be said to be of topical interest in present times. In keeping with the growing demands for a protected environment, burial coffins will preferably be manufactured from an environmentally friendly material which will decompose naturally in the ground or which can be incinerated without detriment to the environment. At the same time, tradition requires the coffin to carry ornamentation and internal decorations which are made from environmentally unsuitable materials and therefore in conflict with the aforesaid. An environmentally inner casket which is lowered from a ceremonial outer casket into an earthen grave at the time of burial or from which the outer casket is lifted prior to cremation is therefore an attractive solution to the problem. Earlier known constructions have primarily been directed to reducing costs in conjunction with burials. Prior patent publications U.S. Pat. No. 1,065,579 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,050,818 disclose examples of earlier coffin constructions. The use of these known coffins has been restricted in practice. Probably, this is because it has been considered necessary to give the ceremonial caskets a box-like shape of exaggerated width, therewith departing too far from the design that conventional piety demands.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide an environmentally friendly combination of outer ceremonial casket and inner casket with which the vertical mobility of the inner casket relative to the outer ceremonial casket is obtained while retaining the traditional design of the outer casket. The caskets shall also be usable effectively in cremation and shall be capable of being handled readily both in cremation and in burial ceremonies.


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
FIG. 1 is a partial side view of a ceremonial casket which is placed over an inner casket, shown in chain lines, both in accordance with the invention. The Figure emphasizes the supportive framework of the ornamental casket and shows a contemplated outer contour of the ornamental casket, also in chain lines.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the inner casket, which is concealed in the FIG. 1 illustration.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the inner casket, taken on the line 3--3 in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4--4 in FIG. 1 and shows the side-walls of the ornamental casket brought together adjacent the inner casket, which is shown in end-view and in chain lines.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5--5 in FIG. 1 and shows the ornamental casket lifted from the inner casket and standing alone on a supporting surface.
FIG. 6 illustrates an alternative embodiment to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 illustrates a strap for mutually securing the caskets.
FIGS. 8-11 illustrate an alternative embodiment of the invention, wherein FIG. 8 illustrates a slightly enlarged half cross-sectional view of the ceremonial and inner caskets, corresponding essentially to FIG. 4 but seen along the line 8--8 in FIG. 10. FIG. 9 is a fragmentary view showing an alternative position of a part of FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a divided longitudinal section view of the ceremonial casket taken on the line 10--10 in FIG. 8, and shows in side-view the inner casket placed within the ceremonial casket. Finally, FIG. 11 is a schematic, exploded perspective view of the latching devices in FIG. 10 which function to hold the side walls of the ceremonial casket together.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The inner casket 10 shown

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Derwent's abstract, No. L5775 E/35, week 8235, Abstract of SU, 876130 (Lengd Communal Serv), 30 Oct. 1981.

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