Casket with supported pallet

Claim 2

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member and wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means and wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod means are disposed.

Claim 3

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion wherein said pallet support means comprise upwardly opening support channel means about the interior of and spaced below an upper periphery of said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise a plurality of separate spaced apart said channel means, wherein said channel means are integral with the interior of said wall portion and wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means, wherein said rod means comprise a plurality of separate rod lengths, wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member, wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod lengths are disposed, with said rod lengths having exposed portions located about the periphery of said sheet-like member at substantially corresponding locations thereabout as the locations of said channel means for reception of said rod means in said channel means.

Claim 4

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion wherein said pallet support means comprise upwardly opening support channel means about the interior of and spaced below an upper periphery of said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise a plurality of separate spaced apart said channel means, wherein said channel means are integral with the interior of said wall portion and wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means, wherein said rod means comprise a plurality of separate rod lengths, wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member, wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod lengths are disposed, with said rod lengths having exposed portions located about the periphery of said sheet-like member at substantially corresponding locations thereabout as the locations of said channel means for reception of said rod means in said channel means.

Claim 5

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise upwardly opening support channel means about the interior of and spaced below an upper periphery of said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise a plurality of separate spaced apart said channel means, wherein said channel means are integral with the interior of said wall portion, wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means, wherein said rod means comprise a plurality of separate rod lengths, wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member, wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod lengths are disposed, with said rod lengths having exposed portions located about the periphery of said sheet-like member at substantially corresponding locations thereabout as the locations of said channel means for reception of said rod means in said channel means and wherein said rod means and complemental channel means are disposed along both side walls and both end walls of the upstanding wall portion of said tub means.

Claim 6

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise upwardly opening support channel means about the interior of and spaced below an upper periphery of said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise a plurality of separate spaced apart said channel means, wherein said channel means are integral with the interior of said wall portion, wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means, wherein said rod means comprise a plurality of separate rod lengths, wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member, wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod lengths are disposed, with said rod lengths having exposed portions located about the periphery of said sheet-like member at substantially corresponding locations thereabout as the locations of said channel means for reception of said rod means in said channel means and wherein said rod means and complemental channel means are disposed along both side walls and both end walls of the upstanding wall portion of said tub means.

Claim 7

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise upwardly opening support channel means about the interior of and spaced below an upper periphery of said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise a plurality of separate spaced apart said channel means, wherein said channel means are integral with the interior of said wall portion, wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means, wherein said rod means comprise a plurality of separate rod lengths, wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member, wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod lengths are disposed, with said rod lengths having exposed portions located about the periphery of said sheet-like member at substantially corresponding locations thereabout as the location of said channel means for reception of said rod means in said channel means, wherein said rod means and complemental channel means are disposed along both side walls and both end walls of the upstanding wall portion of said tub means and wherein each of said tub portion and said lid portion comprise an inner shell portion and an outer shell portion substantially spaced-apart with an intermediate foam-like substance filling the space therebetween, including sealing means carried at the upper end of said wall portion for sealing said tub portion and said lid portion together upon closing.

Claim 8

A casket assembly comprising a tub portion and a lid portion closable therewith; the tub portion comprising a peripheral upstanding wall portion defining sidewalls and end walls, the wall portion extending upwardly of and about a bottom wall portion, pallet support means disposed inwardly of and about the interior of said upstanding wall portion, and including a pallet for disposition in said tub, said pallet having engagement portions at its periphery for engagement with and support by said pallet support means, said pallet also including supporting surface means extending between said engagement portions and in generally horizontal planar disposition upon engagement of said engagement portions with associated said pallet support means about said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise upwardly opening support channel means about the interior of and spaced below an upper periphery of said wall portion, wherein said pallet support means comprise a plurality of separate spaced apart said channel means, wherein said channel means are integral with the interior of said wall portion, wherein said engagement means comprise rod means extending about the periphery of said supporting surface means, wherein said rod means comprise a plurality of separate rod lengths, wherein said supporting surface means comprises a flexible sheet-like member, wherein said sheet-like member includes tunnel portions at its periphery in which said rod lengths are disposed, with said rod lengths having exposed portions located about the periphery of said sheet-like member at substantially corresponding locations thereabout as the location of said channel means for reception of said rod means in said channel means, wherein said rod means and complemental channel means are disposed along both side walls and both end walls of the upstanding wall portion of said tub means and wherein each of said tub portion and said lid portion comprise an inner shell portion and an outer shell portion substantially spaced-apart with an intermediate foam-like substance filling the space therebetween, including sealing means carried at the upper end of said wall portion for sealing said tub portion and said lid portion together upon closing.