Undertaking – Coffins – Foldable sections
Patent
1996-06-24
1998-06-30
Nguyen, Kien T.
Undertaking
Coffins
Foldable sections
27 10, A61G 17013
Patent
active
057715491
ABSTRACT:
A casket shell comprises an elongated inner box and an elongated outer box. The inner box is congruently disposed in the interior region of the outer box and a core is sandwiched between the inner and outer boxes. The core includes a top surface attached to the inner box and a bottom surface attached to the outer box. The core can be made form a closed-celled material or a honeycomb material having a plurality of interconnected cylinders. Both inner and outer boxes are foldable to a generally planar configuration to minimize the volume during shipment. A casket shell in accordance with the present invention can also include a plurality of panels, each panel includes a core having a top surface and a bottom surface, first and second stabilizing surface element attached to the bottom and top surfaces, respectively. The panels connected together by a plurality of connectors to define the casket shell.
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Batesville Casket Company, Inc.
Nguyen Kien T.
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