Lightweight casket having foldable sides
DCFirst Claim
1. A casket arrangement having a first configuration and a second configuration, comprising:
- a casket bottom formed of a pliable material;
side panels coupled to the casket bottom and formed of the pliable material, each side panel having a first length and including a lower section and an upper section foldably attached thereto, the lower section extending vertically upward from the casket bottom, the upper section in the first configuration extending upward from a top portion of the lower section and in the second configuration extending in a direction other than vertically upward from the top portion of the lower section;
end panels coupled to the casket bottom and formed of the pliable material, each end panel having a second length that is less than the first length;
flaps extending laterally from, and foldably attached to, each end of each upper section, the flaps in the first configuration disposed completely at or above a first vertical level defined by the top portion of the lower section, and in the second configuration extending downward from the first vertical level;
wherein the casket bottom, the side panels, the flaps and the end panels form a casket body at least in the first configuration; and
wherein the flaps of opposing upper sections extend from their respective upper sections toward each other in the first configuration.
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Abstract
A casket assembly includes a bottom panel, side panels, flaps and end panels. The bottom panel is formed of a pliable material. The side panels and end panels are coupled to the bottom panel. Each side panel includes a lower section and an upper section foldably attached thereto. The lower section extends vertically upward from the bottom panel. In a first configuration, the upper section extends upward from the lower section. In a second configuration, the upper section extends downward from a top of the lower section. In a third configuration, the upper section extends in a non-vertical direction from the top of the lower section. The flaps extend laterally from each end of the upper section. The flaps in the first configuration extend upward from a first vertical level defined by the top portion of the lower section, and in the second configuration extend downward from the first vertical level.
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18 Claims
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1. A casket arrangement having a first configuration and a second configuration, comprising:
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a casket bottom formed of a pliable material; side panels coupled to the casket bottom and formed of the pliable material, each side panel having a first length and including a lower section and an upper section foldably attached thereto, the lower section extending vertically upward from the casket bottom, the upper section in the first configuration extending upward from a top portion of the lower section and in the second configuration extending in a direction other than vertically upward from the top portion of the lower section; end panels coupled to the casket bottom and formed of the pliable material, each end panel having a second length that is less than the first length; flaps extending laterally from, and foldably attached to, each end of each upper section, the flaps in the first configuration disposed completely at or above a first vertical level defined by the top portion of the lower section, and in the second configuration extending downward from the first vertical level; wherein the casket bottom, the side panels, the flaps and the end panels form a casket body at least in the first configuration; and wherein the flaps of opposing upper sections extend from their respective upper sections toward each other in the first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A casket arrangement having a first configuration and a second configuration, comprising:
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a bottom panel formed of a pliable material; side panels formed intrinsically with the bottom panel of the pliable material, each side panel including a lower section and an upper section formed therewith, the lower section extending vertically upward from the bottom panel, the upper section in the first configuration extending upward from the lower section and in the second configuration extending in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower section; end panels formed intrinsically with the bottom panel of the pliable material, each end panel including a lower end panel, and an upper end panel, the lower end panel extending vertically upward from the bottom panel and fixed in position, the upper end panel in the first configuration extending upward from the lower end panel and operably coupled to the upper section of at least one side panel, and the upper end panel in the second configuration extending in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower end panel; a casket insert disposed over and substantially covering the bottom panel, the casket insert having a center panel disposed on the bottom panel; a first lower connecting extension foldably attached to the lower section of a first of the side panels at a first end of the first of the side panels, the first lower connecting extension secured to a first of the lower end panels; and a first upper connecting extension foldably attached to the upper section of the first of the side panels at the first end of the first of the side panels, the first upper connecting extension foldably moveable independent of the first lower connecting extension; and wherein the bottom panel, the side panels, and the end panels form a casket body in at least the first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A casket arrangement having a first configuration and a second configuration, comprising:
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a bottom panel formed of a pliable material; side panels formed intrinsically with the bottom panel of the pliable material, each side panel including a lower section and an upper section formed therewith, the lower section extending vertically upward from the bottom panel, the upper section in the first configuration extending upward from the lower section and in the second configuration extending in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower section; end panels formed intrinsically with the bottom panel of the pliable material, each end panel including a lower end panel, and an upper end panel, the lower end panel extending vertically upward from the bottom panel and fixed in position, the upper end panel in the first configuration extending upward from the lower end panel and operably coupled to the upper section of at least one side panel, and the upper end panel in the second configuration extending in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower end panel; a casket insert disposed over and substantially covering the bottom panel, the casket insert having a center panel disposed on the bottom panel; wherein the bottom panel, the side panels, and the end panels form a casket body in at least the first configuration; and wherein the casket insert further comprises insert side panels and insert end panels foldably connected to the center panel to form a tray structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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