Casket and method of manufacture
US4730370A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/23
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A casket and method for manufacture are disclosed according to which a shell or base, having outwardly flared walls, is constructed of corrugated fiberboard by a technique in which a planar sheet of corrugated fiberboard is cut to form a blank having interconnected portions corresponding to the areas of the flared side and end walls. A domed lid is also provided, being formed of corrugated fiberboard with a reinforcing marginal frame, provision being made for utilization of the lid either as a single unitary piece or as a split lid having two halves.
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