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Liquid retaining system for casket

US5615464A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 1995
Grant dateApr 1, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G17/047
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A combination of a casket and a liquid retaining system for the casket comprises a casket shell, a body support structure mounted in the casket adapted to support a deceased thereon and a tray positioned atop the body support structure and adapted to be positioned beneath the deceased supported on the body support structure, and a tray for retaining liquids of decomposition of the deceased. The liquid retaining system may further include a liner supported atop the tray bottom wall and beneath the deceased and secured to the upper edges of the side and end walls of the casket shell.

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