LIGHTWEIGHT CASKET HAVING FOLDABLE SIDES

摘要

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

主权项

1. A casket arrangement having a first configuration, a second configuration and a third 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 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 the lower section, in the second configuration extending in a direction downward from a top portion of the lower section, and in the third configuration extending in a non-vertical direction from the top portion of the lower section; end panels coupled to the casket bottom formed of the pliable material; flaps extending laterally from, and foldably attached to, each end of each upper section, the flaps in the first configuration extending upward from 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; and wherein the casket bottom, the side panels, the flaps and the end panels form at least part of a casket body in the first configuration.