COMBINATION BURIAL VAULT AND CASKET AND FUNERAL AND BURIAL METHOD OR SYSTEM

摘要

ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSUREA combination burial vault and casket and funeral andburial method or system using the same in a funeral and burialservice. An interiorly decorated "surround" or false casketframe having a hinged top is disposed over the base of the vaultand cooperates with the interiorly decorated base of the burialvault to provide a casket during visitation at the funeral home.Carrying handle structures are provided for carrying either theassembled base and the surround or false casket or the assembledbase and cover of the vault, with the remains of the deceasedtherein, to the cemetery after the visitation and funeral ser-vices at the funeral home.In one practice of the invention, when the base and coverof the vault are assembled at the close of services at thefuneral home, the surround or false casket with the carryinghandle structures thereon is retained at the funeral home forreuse.In another practice of the invention, the surround or falsecasket, assembled over and with the base of the vault, with theremains of the deceased therein, is carried to the cemetery,whereupon the surround or false casket with the carrying handlestructures thereon, is returned to the funeral home for reuse.The assembled base and cover of the vault are hermeticallysealed prior to interment of the vault and generally U-shapedresilient clamping and reinforcing members are attached to thesealed mating marginal or peripheral sealing flanges of theassembled vault prior to interment.