CA1110432A - Coffin - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
"COFFIN"
A knock-down coffin which comprises a floor, a lid, and a side wall, the latter being formed by two composite panels each made up of a plurality of panel portions pivotally connected together by pivotal connections about which the composite panel is foldable, the pivotal connections being located at the corners in the composite panels. The panel portions have their adjacent edges bevelled and are pivotally connected together by a flexible coating on the outside of the composite panel and extending from panel portion to adjacent panel portion.
"COFFIN"
A knock-down coffin which comprises a floor, a lid, and a side wall, the latter being formed by two composite panels each made up of a plurality of panel portions pivotally connected together by pivotal connections about which the composite panel is foldable, the pivotal connections being located at the corners in the composite panels. The panel portions have their adjacent edges bevelled and are pivotally connected together by a flexible coating on the outside of the composite panel and extending from panel portion to adjacent panel portion.
Description
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THIS INVENTION relates to a coffin.
According to the invention, there is provided a coffin which comprises a floor, a lid, and a side wall;
the side wall having an outer surface and comprising two side panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
each side panel comprising two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
the side wall being provided as two composite panels which are separable from one another;
each composite panel includlng at least -the two side panel portlons of one of the slde panels; and the two side panel portlons of each side panel beln~ connected to one another by a plvotal connection which is such as to permit the respective side panel portlons to be folded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship.
Preferably, -the head panel comprises two head panel portions, and the foot panel comprises two foot panel portions, wherein one of the head panel portlons and one of the foot panel portions form part of one of the composite panels, and wherein the other head panel portion and the other foot panel portion form part of the other composite panel, the head panel portions and the foot panel portions being connected to the respective side panel portions by pivotal connections which are such as to permit the head panel portions and the foot panel portions to ~ake up a position in which they are co-planar with the respective side panel portions. ~
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z Adjacent panel portions of each composite panel may have their adjacent edges bevelled to provide chamfers, the pivotal connections between said adjacent panel portions being provided at said edges by flexible material which interconnects said adjacent panel portions at said edges, the flexible !material defining the outer surface of the composite panel and the chamfers abutting each o-ther to define one of the corners in the side wall, said composite panel being foldable at said corner to move said chamfers away from each other. The flexible material may be adhesively, or otherwise suitably secured to the panel portions, and may be of a synthetic plastics sheet material, for example a vinyl foil such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) of suitabl.e streng-th and -thlckness. The flexible PVC
sheetlng avallable ln Sout:h Africa Erom AIi.C:r l.:Lmltecl, under the ~rade ~lark RENOLIT and having a t:hickrless of about 0,2-0,5 mm, ls suitable.
The lid may have a downwardly projecting peripheral skirt-like rim, whi-h abuts horizontally agains-t the top edge of the side wall. The rim may thus fit over or into the periphery of -the top edge of the side wall. The peripheral. edge o.E the floor may be recelved in a groove extendiny along the inside surface of the side wall adjacent the bottom edge oE the side wall.
- Adjacent composite panel end edges may be interconnected by a releasable coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism may comprise quick-coupling means. The coupling mechanism may be of an incinerable material.
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The coffin may include braces at at least some of the corners in the side wall to brace said corners. The braces may be brackets attached to the side wall for stiffening. rhe braces may be of an incinerable material.
The coffin may be of knock-down construc-tion, the lid and floor being removable from the side wall, and said side wall, lid, and floor, after folding of the side wall, being stackable on one another to oecupy a volume less than that of the assembled coffin, and being eapable of reassembly prior to end use.
Further aeeording to the invention, there is provided a eoffin kit whieh comprlses a Eloor component, a lld component:, and two separate composi-te p~ln~ls for Eormlnc~ a side wal:l. comporlent havlng an outer surface;
Lhe slde wall component, when assembled, comprising two slde panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
eaeh side panel ineluding two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
eaeh eomposite panel including at least the -two side panel portions of one of the side panels;
the two side panel portions of each side panel being connected -to one another b~ a pivotal connection which ls SUCIl as to permit the respective side panel portions to be Eolded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship; and the said components being capable of assembly to form a coffin as described above, the floor component forming the floor, the lid eomponent forming the lid, and the side wall component: forming the side of the coffin.
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The coffin kit may be in the form of a bundle, the floor and lid components being arranged face-to-face, and each composite panel being folded so that its panel portions are parallel to one another and stacked on the floor and lid components, said components being tied toge-ther to form the bundle.
The components may be tied together to form the bundle by being shrink-wrapped in transparent plastics material.
The invention will now be described, by wày of example, with reference to the accompanying diagramma-kic drawings, in which Flgure 1 shows a plan view of a coffln in accordance wlth the lnvcntlon;
Figure 2 shows a head end elev~ion of the coEfln of Flgure l;
Figure 3 shows a foot end elevation of the coffin of Figure l;
Figure ~ shows a longitudinal section through the coffin of Figure 1, in the direction of line IV-IV in Figure l;
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L3~2 Figure 5 shows a detail of one of the pivotal connections of the s.ide wall of the coffin of Figure l;
Figure 6 shows a partial exploded view of the coffin of Figure l in its assembled condition ;
Figure 7 shows a side elevation of the coffin of Figure 7 in its knocked-down condition to form a coffin kit in accordance with the invention;
Figure 8 shows an exploded view of the coffin kit of Figure 7; and FlcJure 9 ~hows a detall s:Lmilar to that shown :Ln Figure 5, the adjacent panel portions being braced by a brace.
In Figures l to 4 of the drawings, reference numeral lO generally designates a coffin in accordance with the invention. The coffin comprises a floor 12, a lid 14 provided with an inspection opening 16 havin~ a closure pla-te 18, and side wall, generally designated 20. The side wall 20 forms the sides 22 of the coffin, the head 24 of the coffin and -the foot 26 of the coffin.
The coffin is of knock-down construction. The coffin, 20 after disassembly or af-ter construction, is thus capable of being transported or stored as a coffin kit in a disassem-bled condition (described hereunder in more detail with reference to Figures 7 and 8), and is capable of being assembled or reassembled for end use when required.
The floor 12 of the coffin is a flat ~anel, and the lid 14 of the coffin is a similar flat panel of substantially the same outline, having a downwardly projecting peripheral skirt-like rim 14.1.
The side wall 20 of the coffin is formed from a pair of composite panels, generally designa-ted 28 in Figures 6 and 8. Each composite panel 28 comprises a pLurali-ty of panel portions, name:ly a Elat head port:lon 28.:L adaptecl to form part oE ~he hcad 2~ Oe the coEEln, a Elat foot port:lorl 28.2 adapted to Eorm part oE the foot 26 of the coffin, and a pair of flat side portions 28.3 adapted to form one side 22 of the coffin. Adjacent edges of -the portions 28.1 -to 28.3 are bevelled as at 30 to provide chamfers which define a V-profile groove therebetween ~ ith reEercnce to Figure 5, a detail of this V-profile ~eature is generally des:lgnatecl 30, the chalnfers be:lng designated 32 and the groove 34. Each composite panel 28 has its outer surface c~vered with a ~lexible coatin~ of RENOLIT haying a thickness of between O,2 and O,5 mm. The coa-tinc3 is designated 36 in Figure 5, and seryes to inter-connect -the portions 28.1 to 28.3 of the panel 28 to one another, -thereby -to define a piyotal connec-tion between the adjacent panel portions at 30.
Each panel 28 has an unfolded condition (shown in broken lines in Figures 6 and 8) in which its portions are substantially coplanar so that the composite panel 28 as a whole is flat, and is foldable therefrom into a folded condition in which adjacent portions are at an angle to each other and the chamfers 32 abut each other, together to d~fine a corner 38 in the folded composite panel, as shown in solid lines in Figure 6. The panels 28 are foldable so that their portions 28.3 form one side 22 of the coffin, 10 and their portions 28.1 and 28.2 respectively form half of the head 24 and halE of the foot 26 of the coffin.
Each panel 2~ :Ls prov.lded, spaced upwardly from and adjacent the lower edge 28.4 thereof, with a longitudinally extending groove 40 in which the peripheral edge 12.1 of 15 the floor 12 is receivable. The end edges 28.21 of the foo-t portions 28.2 of -the panels 28 are provided with passages in which dowels 42 are receivable, and are provided wi-th quick coupling means 44. The end edges 28.11 of the head portions 28.1 likewise have said dowels 42 and quick coupling means 44.
Braces such as those described hereinafter with reference to Figure 9, are attached to the insides of the side walls 20 at the corners 38, when stiffening is required.
In use, when the coffin has been made or has been disassembled and is intended to be packed in knock-down - 9 - .
condition for transport or storage, the procedure illus-trated in Figures 7 and 8 is followed, the same re~erence numerals beincJ used to designate the same parts, unless otherwise specified, and the co~fin kit being generally designated 10.1.
As shown in Figure 8, the lid 14 is placed lowermost, with its rim 14.1 projecting upwardly. I'he floor 12 is then inserted downwardly into the lid 14, with the peripheral edge 12.1 of the floor 12 confined within the rim 14.1. The panels 28 are then folded outwardly over their outer surface, i.e. the surface covered by the RENOLIT sheeting, as shown by the arrows 46 in Fi.gurc 8 untll the portl.ons 23.1., 28.2 ancl thc shorter port:ion 2~.3 arc :ln ;Eace-to-face abutt:Lnc~
relationship w:ith the longer portion 28.3 as shown ln solid lines. The panels 28 are placed then in Eace-to-face relationship as shown in Figure 7, on top of the floor 12. The panels 28 define a space 48 therebe-tween, within which hardware (such as the braces) is packed in a box ~. The knocked-down cof~in is then shrink-wrapped in -transparent synthetic plastics material, to form a bundle and to maintain -the constituent parts in their pos:it.Lon shown in Fi~ure 7, and to permi-t inspection and easy transpor-t thereof.
To assemble the coffin, the panels 28 are unfolded from their condition shown in solid lines in Figures 7 and 8, and are then folded in -the opposite direction ~rom the .: , unfolded condition shown in broken lines in Figures 6 and 7 to the operative folded condition shown by solid lines in Figure 6. The end edges 28.11 of the panels 28 are brought together and are connected togeth~r by means of the dowels 42 and quick coupling means 44, as are the opposite end edges 28,21 of said panels, the floor 12 at the same time being inserted with its peripheral edge 12.1 located in the groove 40. Thereafter, if required, the braces are attached i in position in the corners 38 for stiffening, and the lid 14 is inserted over the upper edge of the wall 20.
Instead, braces 50 shown ln Figure 9 may be pre-attached in positlon pr:Lor to packagincJ or assembly. The brace 50 is of two part construct:Lon cornprisincJ parts 50.1 and 50.2. The part,s 50.1 and 50.2 are plastics moudlings, ; B 15 each having a pair of studs 52 and each ~ having alignable bores 54. The parts 50.1 and 50.2 are pressed with the studs 52 into blind bores 56 in the panel portions 28. The studs are a ti'ght fit in -the bores 56. When -the panels have been folded open into the correct position the bores 5~ are aligned and a serrated pin (not shown) is then pressed into -the bores 54. The pin fits -t:ightly in the bores 54. This construction allows iden-tical parts 50.1 and 50.2 to be used for stiffening panels disposed at different angles to one another.
The braces and quick-coupling means and all other parts of the coffin are of incinerable material to minimise any non-combustible residue for crema-tion purposes.
@9~3~Z -An advantage of the inven-tion is that the coffin in its knocked-down kit condition occupies a volume which is less than a quarter of that occupied by the coffin in its assembled condition. This greatly facilitates transport and storage. A further advantage is that the RENOLIT sheeting, which is conveniently also used to cover the outer surfaces of the floor 12 and top cover 14, gives the coffin a pleasing and attractive appearance. Furthermore, no tools are required for assembly of the coffin, other than those, if any, which may be required to operate -the quick coupling means 44, or may be required to attach the stiffening braces a-t the corners 38.
THIS INVENTION relates to a coffin.
According to the invention, there is provided a coffin which comprises a floor, a lid, and a side wall;
the side wall having an outer surface and comprising two side panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
each side panel comprising two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
the side wall being provided as two composite panels which are separable from one another;
each composite panel includlng at least -the two side panel portlons of one of the slde panels; and the two side panel portlons of each side panel beln~ connected to one another by a plvotal connection which is such as to permit the respective side panel portlons to be folded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship.
Preferably, -the head panel comprises two head panel portions, and the foot panel comprises two foot panel portions, wherein one of the head panel portlons and one of the foot panel portions form part of one of the composite panels, and wherein the other head panel portion and the other foot panel portion form part of the other composite panel, the head panel portions and the foot panel portions being connected to the respective side panel portions by pivotal connections which are such as to permit the head panel portions and the foot panel portions to ~ake up a position in which they are co-planar with the respective side panel portions. ~
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z Adjacent panel portions of each composite panel may have their adjacent edges bevelled to provide chamfers, the pivotal connections between said adjacent panel portions being provided at said edges by flexible material which interconnects said adjacent panel portions at said edges, the flexible !material defining the outer surface of the composite panel and the chamfers abutting each o-ther to define one of the corners in the side wall, said composite panel being foldable at said corner to move said chamfers away from each other. The flexible material may be adhesively, or otherwise suitably secured to the panel portions, and may be of a synthetic plastics sheet material, for example a vinyl foil such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) of suitabl.e streng-th and -thlckness. The flexible PVC
sheetlng avallable ln Sout:h Africa Erom AIi.C:r l.:Lmltecl, under the ~rade ~lark RENOLIT and having a t:hickrless of about 0,2-0,5 mm, ls suitable.
The lid may have a downwardly projecting peripheral skirt-like rim, whi-h abuts horizontally agains-t the top edge of the side wall. The rim may thus fit over or into the periphery of -the top edge of the side wall. The peripheral. edge o.E the floor may be recelved in a groove extendiny along the inside surface of the side wall adjacent the bottom edge oE the side wall.
- Adjacent composite panel end edges may be interconnected by a releasable coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism may comprise quick-coupling means. The coupling mechanism may be of an incinerable material.
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The coffin may include braces at at least some of the corners in the side wall to brace said corners. The braces may be brackets attached to the side wall for stiffening. rhe braces may be of an incinerable material.
The coffin may be of knock-down construc-tion, the lid and floor being removable from the side wall, and said side wall, lid, and floor, after folding of the side wall, being stackable on one another to oecupy a volume less than that of the assembled coffin, and being eapable of reassembly prior to end use.
Further aeeording to the invention, there is provided a eoffin kit whieh comprlses a Eloor component, a lld component:, and two separate composi-te p~ln~ls for Eormlnc~ a side wal:l. comporlent havlng an outer surface;
Lhe slde wall component, when assembled, comprising two slde panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
eaeh side panel ineluding two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
eaeh eomposite panel including at least the -two side panel portions of one of the side panels;
the two side panel portions of each side panel being connected -to one another b~ a pivotal connection which ls SUCIl as to permit the respective side panel portions to be Eolded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship; and the said components being capable of assembly to form a coffin as described above, the floor component forming the floor, the lid eomponent forming the lid, and the side wall component: forming the side of the coffin.
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The coffin kit may be in the form of a bundle, the floor and lid components being arranged face-to-face, and each composite panel being folded so that its panel portions are parallel to one another and stacked on the floor and lid components, said components being tied toge-ther to form the bundle.
The components may be tied together to form the bundle by being shrink-wrapped in transparent plastics material.
The invention will now be described, by wày of example, with reference to the accompanying diagramma-kic drawings, in which Flgure 1 shows a plan view of a coffln in accordance wlth the lnvcntlon;
Figure 2 shows a head end elev~ion of the coEfln of Flgure l;
Figure 3 shows a foot end elevation of the coffin of Figure l;
Figure ~ shows a longitudinal section through the coffin of Figure 1, in the direction of line IV-IV in Figure l;
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L3~2 Figure 5 shows a detail of one of the pivotal connections of the s.ide wall of the coffin of Figure l;
Figure 6 shows a partial exploded view of the coffin of Figure l in its assembled condition ;
Figure 7 shows a side elevation of the coffin of Figure 7 in its knocked-down condition to form a coffin kit in accordance with the invention;
Figure 8 shows an exploded view of the coffin kit of Figure 7; and FlcJure 9 ~hows a detall s:Lmilar to that shown :Ln Figure 5, the adjacent panel portions being braced by a brace.
In Figures l to 4 of the drawings, reference numeral lO generally designates a coffin in accordance with the invention. The coffin comprises a floor 12, a lid 14 provided with an inspection opening 16 havin~ a closure pla-te 18, and side wall, generally designated 20. The side wall 20 forms the sides 22 of the coffin, the head 24 of the coffin and -the foot 26 of the coffin.
The coffin is of knock-down construction. The coffin, 20 after disassembly or af-ter construction, is thus capable of being transported or stored as a coffin kit in a disassem-bled condition (described hereunder in more detail with reference to Figures 7 and 8), and is capable of being assembled or reassembled for end use when required.
The floor 12 of the coffin is a flat ~anel, and the lid 14 of the coffin is a similar flat panel of substantially the same outline, having a downwardly projecting peripheral skirt-like rim 14.1.
The side wall 20 of the coffin is formed from a pair of composite panels, generally designa-ted 28 in Figures 6 and 8. Each composite panel 28 comprises a pLurali-ty of panel portions, name:ly a Elat head port:lon 28.:L adaptecl to form part oE ~he hcad 2~ Oe the coEEln, a Elat foot port:lorl 28.2 adapted to Eorm part oE the foot 26 of the coffin, and a pair of flat side portions 28.3 adapted to form one side 22 of the coffin. Adjacent edges of -the portions 28.1 -to 28.3 are bevelled as at 30 to provide chamfers which define a V-profile groove therebetween ~ ith reEercnce to Figure 5, a detail of this V-profile ~eature is generally des:lgnatecl 30, the chalnfers be:lng designated 32 and the groove 34. Each composite panel 28 has its outer surface c~vered with a ~lexible coatin~ of RENOLIT haying a thickness of between O,2 and O,5 mm. The coa-tinc3 is designated 36 in Figure 5, and seryes to inter-connect -the portions 28.1 to 28.3 of the panel 28 to one another, -thereby -to define a piyotal connec-tion between the adjacent panel portions at 30.
Each panel 28 has an unfolded condition (shown in broken lines in Figures 6 and 8) in which its portions are substantially coplanar so that the composite panel 28 as a whole is flat, and is foldable therefrom into a folded condition in which adjacent portions are at an angle to each other and the chamfers 32 abut each other, together to d~fine a corner 38 in the folded composite panel, as shown in solid lines in Figure 6. The panels 28 are foldable so that their portions 28.3 form one side 22 of the coffin, 10 and their portions 28.1 and 28.2 respectively form half of the head 24 and halE of the foot 26 of the coffin.
Each panel 2~ :Ls prov.lded, spaced upwardly from and adjacent the lower edge 28.4 thereof, with a longitudinally extending groove 40 in which the peripheral edge 12.1 of 15 the floor 12 is receivable. The end edges 28.21 of the foo-t portions 28.2 of -the panels 28 are provided with passages in which dowels 42 are receivable, and are provided wi-th quick coupling means 44. The end edges 28.11 of the head portions 28.1 likewise have said dowels 42 and quick coupling means 44.
Braces such as those described hereinafter with reference to Figure 9, are attached to the insides of the side walls 20 at the corners 38, when stiffening is required.
In use, when the coffin has been made or has been disassembled and is intended to be packed in knock-down - 9 - .
condition for transport or storage, the procedure illus-trated in Figures 7 and 8 is followed, the same re~erence numerals beincJ used to designate the same parts, unless otherwise specified, and the co~fin kit being generally designated 10.1.
As shown in Figure 8, the lid 14 is placed lowermost, with its rim 14.1 projecting upwardly. I'he floor 12 is then inserted downwardly into the lid 14, with the peripheral edge 12.1 of the floor 12 confined within the rim 14.1. The panels 28 are then folded outwardly over their outer surface, i.e. the surface covered by the RENOLIT sheeting, as shown by the arrows 46 in Fi.gurc 8 untll the portl.ons 23.1., 28.2 ancl thc shorter port:ion 2~.3 arc :ln ;Eace-to-face abutt:Lnc~
relationship w:ith the longer portion 28.3 as shown ln solid lines. The panels 28 are placed then in Eace-to-face relationship as shown in Figure 7, on top of the floor 12. The panels 28 define a space 48 therebe-tween, within which hardware (such as the braces) is packed in a box ~. The knocked-down cof~in is then shrink-wrapped in -transparent synthetic plastics material, to form a bundle and to maintain -the constituent parts in their pos:it.Lon shown in Fi~ure 7, and to permi-t inspection and easy transpor-t thereof.
To assemble the coffin, the panels 28 are unfolded from their condition shown in solid lines in Figures 7 and 8, and are then folded in -the opposite direction ~rom the .: , unfolded condition shown in broken lines in Figures 6 and 7 to the operative folded condition shown by solid lines in Figure 6. The end edges 28.11 of the panels 28 are brought together and are connected togeth~r by means of the dowels 42 and quick coupling means 44, as are the opposite end edges 28,21 of said panels, the floor 12 at the same time being inserted with its peripheral edge 12.1 located in the groove 40. Thereafter, if required, the braces are attached i in position in the corners 38 for stiffening, and the lid 14 is inserted over the upper edge of the wall 20.
Instead, braces 50 shown ln Figure 9 may be pre-attached in positlon pr:Lor to packagincJ or assembly. The brace 50 is of two part construct:Lon cornprisincJ parts 50.1 and 50.2. The part,s 50.1 and 50.2 are plastics moudlings, ; B 15 each having a pair of studs 52 and each ~ having alignable bores 54. The parts 50.1 and 50.2 are pressed with the studs 52 into blind bores 56 in the panel portions 28. The studs are a ti'ght fit in -the bores 56. When -the panels have been folded open into the correct position the bores 5~ are aligned and a serrated pin (not shown) is then pressed into -the bores 54. The pin fits -t:ightly in the bores 54. This construction allows iden-tical parts 50.1 and 50.2 to be used for stiffening panels disposed at different angles to one another.
The braces and quick-coupling means and all other parts of the coffin are of incinerable material to minimise any non-combustible residue for crema-tion purposes.
@9~3~Z -An advantage of the inven-tion is that the coffin in its knocked-down kit condition occupies a volume which is less than a quarter of that occupied by the coffin in its assembled condition. This greatly facilitates transport and storage. A further advantage is that the RENOLIT sheeting, which is conveniently also used to cover the outer surfaces of the floor 12 and top cover 14, gives the coffin a pleasing and attractive appearance. Furthermore, no tools are required for assembly of the coffin, other than those, if any, which may be required to operate -the quick coupling means 44, or may be required to attach the stiffening braces a-t the corners 38.
Claims (11)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A coffin which comprises a floor, a lid, and a side wall;
the side wall having an outer surface and comprising two side panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
each side panel comprising two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
the side wall being provided as two composite panels which are separable from one another;
each composite panel including at least the two side panel portions of one of the side panels; and the two side panel portions of each side panel being connected to one another by a pivotal connection which is such as to permit the respective side panel portions to be folded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship.
the side wall having an outer surface and comprising two side panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
each side panel comprising two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
the side wall being provided as two composite panels which are separable from one another;
each composite panel including at least the two side panel portions of one of the side panels; and the two side panel portions of each side panel being connected to one another by a pivotal connection which is such as to permit the respective side panel portions to be folded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship.
2. A coffin as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the head panel comprises two head panel portions, and the foot panel comprises two foot panel portions, wherein one of the head panel portions and one of the foot panel portions form part of one of the composite panels, and wherein the other head panel portion and the other foot panel portion form part of the other composite panel, the head panel portions and the foot panel portions being connected to the respective side panel portions by pivotal connections which are such as to permit the head panel portions and the foot panel portions to take up a position in which they are co-planar with the respective side panel portions,
3. A coffin as claimed in Claim 1, in which the adjacent panel portions of each composite panel have their adjacent edges bevelled to provide chamfers, the pivotal connection between said adjacent panel portions being provided at said edges by flexible material which interconnects said adjacent panel portions at said edges, the flexible material defining the outer surface of the composite panel and the chamfers abutting each other to define one of the corners in the side wall, said composite panel being foldable at said corner to move said chamfers away from each other.
4. A coffin as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, in which the lid has a downwardly projecting peripheral skirt-like rim, which abuts horizontally against the top edge of the side wall.
5. A coffin as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, in which the peripheral edge of the floor is received in a groove extending along the inside surface of the side wall adjacent the bottom edge of the side wall.
6. A coffin as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, in which adjacent composite panel end edges are interconnected by a releasable coupling mechanism.
7. A coffin as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, which includes braces at at least some of the corners in the side wall to brace said corners.
8. A coffin as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, which is of knock-down construction, the lid and floor being removable from the side wall, and said side wall, lid, and floor, after folding of the side wall, being stackable on one another to occupy a volume less than that of the assembled coffin, and being capable of re-assembly prior to end use.
9. A coffin kit which comprises a floor component, a lid component, and two separate composite panels for forming a side wall component having an outer surface;
the side wall component, when assembled, comprising two side panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
each side panel including two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
each composite panel including at least the two side panel portions of one of the side panels;
the two side panel portions of each side panel being connected to one another by a pivotal connection which is such as to permit the respective side panel portions to be folded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship; and the said components being capable of assembly to form a coffin as claimed in Claim 1, the floor component forming the floor, the lid component forming the lid, and the side wall component forming the side of the coffin.
the side wall component, when assembled, comprising two side panels, a foot panel, and a head panel;
each side panel including two side panel portions extending one to the foot panel and the other to the head panel;
each composite panel including at least the two side panel portions of one of the side panels;
the two side panel portions of each side panel being connected to one another by a pivotal connection which is such as to permit the respective side panel portions to be folded towards one another to take up a position in which their outer surfaces are in face-to-face abutting relationship; and the said components being capable of assembly to form a coffin as claimed in Claim 1, the floor component forming the floor, the lid component forming the lid, and the side wall component forming the side of the coffin.
10. A coffin kit as claimed in Claim 9, which is in the form of a bundle, the floor and lid components being arranged face-to-face, and each composite panel being folded so that its panel portions are parallel to one another and stacked on the floor and lid components, said components being tied together to form the bundle.
11. A coffin kit as claimed in Claim 10, in which the components are tied together to form the bundle by being shrink-wrapped in transparent plastics material.
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| ZA00775062A ZA775062B (en) | 1977-08-22 | 1977-08-22 | Coffin |
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