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Ready to assemble metal casket

US6745442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 2001
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G17/028
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A metal casket that is readily assembled at a location remote from the location of manufacture. The casket has several different potential embodiments. For example, first and second tabs on respective first and second side walls are overlapped to form a joint connecting the first and second walls. In another embodiment, a plurality of side walls has peripheral slots extending from lower sections of respective walls. A bottom has a periphery extending into the peripheral slots of the side walls to join the bottom and the side walls together. In a further embodiment, a portion of a plurality of side walls have an upward opening groove for receiving a decorative material. In a still further embodiment a casket cover includes a cap providing an exterior finish of the casket and a dish disposed within the cap to provide an interior finish for the cover of the casket. The cover further has a frame with a first slot for receiving an edge of the cap and a second slot for receiving an edge of the dish. A header is connected to the cap and provides support for the dish and the frame to form an end of the cover.

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