Patent ID: 6154937
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A61G,B65D

Abstract:
A self-supporting body support structure for a casket, said body support structure fabricated from a sheet of cardboard, said body support structure comprising:a planar body supporting portion having a perimeter and having a pair of lateral edges;longitudinally extending supporting structure along each said lateral edge of said body supporting portion for supporting said lateral edges of said body supporting portion above a bottom of the casket, each said longitudinally extending supporting structure being formed by folding a lateral edge portion of said cardboard sheet beneath said body supporting portion; anda plurality of supports spaced laterally between said longitudinally extending supporting structures and spaced longitudinally alone the length of said body supporting portion for supporting said body supporting portion between said longitudinally extending supporting structures and along the length of said body supporting portion above the bottom of the casket, each said support being positioned within the perimeter of said body supporting portion, each said support being formed by folding a first tab portion of said cardboard sheet beneath said body supporting portion.