Burial system with sealed casket made of plastic

Claim 2

A burial system, comprising in combination: a casket made completely of plastic, said casket having a frustoconical configuration; and a burial vault for receiving said cAsket, said vault including: a body portion having a planar face, and having therein a plurality of frustoconical chambers opening on said face and closed at their inner end, said chambers each being dimensioned to receive said casket, the taper of the frustoconical surface of each chamber corresponding to the taper of said frustoconical casket, whereby said casket seats on said frustoconical surface when placed in one of said chambers and is thereby positively positioned, and the longitudinal axes of said chambers being parallel; a plurality of covers, one for each chamber; and means for securing said chamber covers to said planar face, said casket being placed and seated in one of said chambers and one of said chamber covers being secured in place to effect a burial.

Claim 3

A burial system, comprising in combination: a casket made completely of plastic, said casket comprising: a frustoconical hollow body closed at its opposite ends by caps, said casket body having an elongated opening therein extending from the larger diameter end thereof to near the smaller diameter end, whereby the remains can be placed in said casket; a cover adapted to fit and close the portion of said elongated opening near the smaller end of said casket body; a lid adapted to fit and close the remaining portion of said elongated opening, all of said casket body, said end caps, said casket cover and said casket lid being made of plastic, and said casket lid and said casket cover being welded to said casket body prior to placement of said casket in said burial vault; and a burial vault for receiving said casket, said vault including: a body portion having a planar face, and having therein a plurality of frustoconical chambers opening on said face and closed at their inner end, said chambers each being dimensioned to receive said casket, and the longitudinal axes of said chambers being parallel; a plurality of covers, one for each chamber; and means for securing said chamber covers to said planar face, said casket being placed in one of said chambers and one of said chamber covers being secured in place to effect a burial.

Claim 4

A burial system, comprising in combination: a casket made completely of plastic, said casket comprising: a frustoconical hollow body closed at its opposite ends by caps, said casket body having an elongated opening therein extending from the larger diameter end thereof to near the smaller diameter end, whereby the remains can be placed in said casket; a cover adapted to fit and close the portion of said elongated opening near the smaller end of said casket body; a lid adapted to fit and close the remaining portion of said elongated opening, all of said casket body, said end caps, said casket cover and said casket lid being made of plastic, and said casket lid and said casket cover being welded to said casket body prior to placement of said casket in said burial vault; and a burial vault for receiving said casket, said vault including: a body portion having a planar face, and having therein a plurality of frustoconical chambers opening on said face and closed at their inner end, said chambers each being dimensioned to receive said casket, and the longitudinal axes of said chambers being parallel; a plurality of covers, one for each chamber; and means for securing said chamber covers to said planar face, said casket being placed in one of said chambers and one of said chamber covers being secured in place to effect a burial.

Claim 5

The combination as recited in claim 2, wherein said casket further includes: a board made of plastic mounted within said casket body to face said elongated opening, and adapted to support the remains thereon.

Claim 6

The combination as recited in claim 3, including additionally: a footrest plate made of plastic; and means for mounting said footrest plate within the smaller diameter end of said casket to face said board, said means being adjustable to effect positioning of said footrest plate at different positions along the axis of said casket body to thereby accommodate human bodies of different heights.

Claim 7

The combination as recited in claim 1, wherein said casket includes handle means on the exterior thereof, said handle means being recessed, and the exterior surface of said frustoconical casket body being smooth and projection free over the length and circumference thereof.

Claim 8

The combination as recited in claim 1, wherein said burial vault body portion is disposed so that said planar face is horizontal and said chambers extend vertically downwardly from said face, the length and width of said body portion corresponding generally to the length and width of a standard cemetery grave, and their being three vertical chambers in said body portion.

Claim 9

The combination as recited in claim 6, wherein said burial vault body portion includes a perimeter flange projecting upwardly from said horizontal planar face, said flange having a height about equal to the thickness of said chamber covers, and confining said chamber covers when all thereof are in place to prevent movement of said covers longitudinally or laterally of said planar face.