LIGHTWEIGHT CASKET HAVING FOLDABLE FEATURES

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 are formed intrinsically with 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 in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower section. The end panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel. 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 and a second configuration, comprising:
a casket bottom formed of a pliable material; side panels formed intrinsically with the casket bottom 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 and in the second configuration extending in a direction downward from a top portion of the lower section; end panels formed intrinsically with the casket bottom 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; 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.