Patent ID: 9675511
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61G,B25G,E04H

Claim:
1. A burial vault assembly being configured to vertically orient a corpse underground, said assembly comprising: a box being configured to contain the corpse, said box being configured to be buried underground having the corpse being vertically oriented thereby facilitating said box to occupy less space in a graveyard than a casket, said box has a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly therefrom, said outer wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall, said distal edge defining an opening into said box, said outer wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said distal edge having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, said first surface extending inwardly from said outer surface of said outer wall, said third surface extending outwardly from said inner surface of said outer wall, said second surface angling downwardly between said first surface and said third surface; a lid being selectively positioned on said box such that said lid closes said box; and a seal being coupled to said lid, said seal being comprised of a resiliently compressible material such that said seal forms a fluid impermeable seal with said box when said lid is positioned on said box wherein said seal is configured to inhibit decomposition gases from escaping said box.