Patent ID: 8539654
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A coffin, constructed of an environmentally friendly material, the coffin comprising: a coffin box and a lid where the lid is formed having peripheral edges that abut and extend beyond side walls of the coffin box and wherein the lid extends uninterrupted from one side wall of the coffin box to the other side wall of the coffin box, wherein the lid is provided with displacing means, so that the lid is adapted to displace into an inner volume of the coffin box upon placement of earth fillings on top of the coffin lid during burial and the lid is adapted to fold onto a body that is to be buried, and wherein the displacing means comprises a folding arrangement allowing the lid to extend into the inner volume of the coffin box while maintaining a connection with the side walls of the coffin box, wherein the folding arrangement is shaped as an accordion bellows.