Patent ID: 9539161
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61G,E05D,E05Y

Claim:
1. A casket assembly, comprising: a first side panel; a second side panel arranged opposite and parallel to the first side panel; a head end panel coupled to and between the first side panel and the second side panel; a bottom panel coupled to the first side panel, the second side panel, and the head end panel; a foot end panel hingedly coupled to the bottom panel opposite the head end panel such that the foot end panel is moveable between a closed position, wherein at least a portion of the foot end panel abuts the first side panel and the second side panel, and an open position; and at least a first corner element fixedly coupled to the foot end panel, the first corner element defining first and second inner surfaces, at least a portion of the first inner surface extending along and abutting the foot end panel, the second inner surface extending substantially perpendicularly from the foot end panel and configured to extend along an outer surface of the first side panel when the foot end panel is in the closed position, and to be spaced apart from the first side panel when the foot end panel is in the open position; and wherein the foot end panel includes an outside surface facing away from the head end panel when the foot end panel is in the closed position, and the first corner element is fixedly coupled to the outside surface of the foot end panel.