Package making – Methods – Group forming of contents into a unit
Patent
1996-02-20
1998-07-07
Johnson, Linda
Package making
Methods
Group forming of contents into a unit
53458, 53471, 53474, 53485, 53492, B65B 6120, B65B 502, B65B 4326
Patent
active
057750610
ABSTRACT:
A method of shipping a burial casket in a knocked-down configuration and subsequently assembling the casket at its point of destination comprises the steps of providing a kit of disassembled casket components assemblable into a casket having a shell and a cap, packing the kit of components into shipping container, shipping the packaged casket kit to a destination point, removing the kit from the container and assembling the casket from the kit utilizing at least a portion of the shipping container as an interior component of the casket. A casket comprises a shell and cap assembled from a kit shipped in knocked-down configuration, a body support structure positioned in the shell for supporting a body and a floor for the casket upon which to support the body support structure in the shell. The body support structure is formed from the bottom of an elongated, shallow, generally rectangular shipping carton in which the casket kit is shipped. The floor is formed from the top of the carton. The top of the carton can also be utilized to form a liquid retaining tray.
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Capogrosso Andrew
Enneking John R.
Henby Gary L.
Ritter Eugene A.
Saaf Patrick M.
Batesville Casket Company, Inc.
Johnson Linda
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