Undertaking – Coffins – Foldable sections
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-09
2001-11-20
Dayoan, B. (Department: 3628)
Undertaking
Coffins
Foldable sections
C220S006000, C229S186000, C229S117010
Reexamination Certificate
active
06317943
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to funeral caskets, and is primarily, but not exclusively, concerned with funeral caskets for deceased animals. It will be appreciated that the invention may also be used for deceased humans.
According to the invention there is provided a funeral casket of box-like form, comprising a body-receiving portion and a lid portion for covering the body-receiving portion, the body-receiving portion being of foldable construction such that the body-receiving portion is collapsible to adopt a relatively compact collapsed condition and may be erected to adopt a relatively upright erected condition, said body-receiving portion comprises a folded blank, the blank comprising a base of oblong-rectangular form, the base having opposite ends and opposite sides, a pair of first extensions disposed at said opposite ends of the base and connected to the base by respective first extension fold lines, the first extensions having been folded inwards on said first extension fold lines so as to form opposite ends of the body-receiving portion, and a pair of second extensions disposed at said opposite sides of said base and connected to the base by respective second extension fold lines and folded inwards about said second extension fold lines so as to form the sides of the body-receiving portion, said first and second extensions are bounded by extension margins that extend transversely of said extension fold of the respective extension, and adjacent said extension margins of said first and second extensions are connected together by respective corner connection means wherein at least one wall pair of said pair of end walls and said pair of side walls comprises articulated wall portions which fold relative to one another on bringing the body-receiving portion from the collapsed condition to the erected condition, said articulated wall portions being connected by a pair of inclined fold lines which each extend from a corner of said base at opposite ends of said walls of said one wall pair, said inclined fold lines being inclined relative to the respective said extension fold line of said articulated wall, whereby the other wall pair of said pairs of end walls and side walls maintains the same outline shape on collapsing of said body-receiving portion by folding of said walls of said other pair about the respective said extension fold lines.
Preferably the foldable construction is such that the body-receiving portion may collapse to adopt a relatively compact collapsed condition and be erected to adopt a relatively upright erected condition.
The body-receiving portion preferably contains shroud material which may also be used to line the interior of the body-receiving portion.
The body-receiving portion is preferably provided with means for at least restricting outleakage of body fluids from the funeral casket.
The funeral casket is preferably of biodegradable material.
The body-receiving portion preferably comprises a foldable blank defining a base of oblong-rectangular form with a pair of first extensions disposed at opposite ends of the base and foldable inwards so as to form the ends of the body-receiving portion, and a pair of second extensions disposed on opposite sides of the base and foldable inwards so as to form the sides of the body-receiving portion.
The first and/or the second extensions may be foldable back on themselves to strengthen still further the body-receiving portion.
The invention also comprises the blank per se.
The funeral casket may be provided with filamentary members such as ribbons; initially to secure the (folded) body-receiving portion and the lid portion together and which may subsequently be used to lower the assembled casket into a grave.
The arrangement is preferably such that vertical tensioning of the ribbons causes said collapsed body-receiving portion to be urged towards the erected condition.
Funeral caskets according to the invention may be of varying sizes. In the case of animals, caskets may range from, for example, a small size to accommodate such animals as mice, to a large size, intended to accommodate bigger animals such as large dogs and small horses.
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Dayoan B.
Miller William L.
Pitney Hardin Kipp & Szuch LLP
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