Patent ID: 8087132
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A cremated remains containment vessel comprising: an outer shell including a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, the sidewalls being defined by a lower portion positioned adjacent the base and an upper portion positioned opposite the base, the outer shell including a plurality of interior walls extending upwardly from the base to define a plurality of compartments; and a top that is removeably connected to the upper portion of the sidewalls; a pair of handles connected to the sidewalls of the outer shell to oppose one another; a pair of grooves formed in a bottom portion of the base and aligned substantially parallel with one another, each of the pair of grooves extending from a first end of an outer peripheral portion of the bottom portion of the base to a second end of the outer peripheral portion of the bottom portion of the base, the grooves adapted to receive raising/lowering members to raise and lower the vessel into an interment site; a liner carried by the outer shell adjacent to an inner portion of the sidewalls and the base; a data plate carried by a lower portion of the top; and at least one frame member carried by an outer portion of the sidewalls; wherein contact between the top and outer shell forms at least one of an airtight seal and a watertight seal.