Improvements in connection with Coffins.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
ROVI
ONAL
Improvements in connection with Coffins.
I, CHARLES STAUSER BOWKER, Cwmbrau House, Pontnewydd, Newport, Mon.
Physician and Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to air-tight, water-tight, and non-perishable coffins, and in
carrying it into effect, I proceed in or in about the following manner, that is to
Fay, I form the coffins in any appropriate way from various kinds of cement,
concrete, china, earthenware, glazed or unglazed or from any kind of brick, clay,
granite, asbestos, aluminium or the like or a combination of any or all of them.
Dated this 31st day of March 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.
I, CHARLES STAUSER BOWKER, Cumbran House, Pontnewydd, Newport, Mon.
Physician and Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in whut
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to air-tight, water-tight and non-pervious coffins aud in
carrying it into effect I proceed in or in about the following manner, that is to
say:-I form the outer part or shell of the coffins of any convenient shape and of
zine, iron, aluminium tin, steel, wood or other suitable materials or combination of
materials. Soldered or otherwise attached to this shell are any convenient number
of metal rods having a diameter of from one quarter of an inch and upwards
according to the size of the coffin. These rods may be arranged in any desired
fashion or manner, but preferably horizontally above one another from the bottom
to the top of the coffin. To these rods galvanized wire netting of fine mesh is
attached so as to leave a space between the netting and the outer shell equal in
thickness to the diameter of the intervening rods above mentioned. This space
(which in large coffins may be about one inch) is filled with a mixture of best
The bottom of the
Portland cement and fine gravel faced off with Parian cement.
coffin is treated in the same way, and the lid also made of the two cements with an
outer part of the same material as the body of the coffin. The cement lining is
brought to within three eighths of an inch of the top of the coffin to allow of the
hermetically sealing down of the lid with Parian cement. The above mentioned
rods which regulate the thickness of the cement lining of the sides of the coffin
may be placed vertically and be of sufficient length to protrude through openings
provided for the purpose in the lid and may be screwed or otherwise formed at
their upper ends to facilitate the screwing or
Separate rods would be provided for this
horizontally round the inside of the coffin.
otherwise fastening down of the lid.
purpose when the rods are placed
The completed coffins may if desired

page_text: be lined with cotton wool or other material, and suitable handles and fittings may
be provided for moving and for ornamenting the coffins.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The construction of coffins consisting essentially in making them with an outer
metallic or other case or shell which is lined with a mixture of Portland cement
and fine gravel and finished off with Parian cement, the said mixture being
contained between the outer case or shell and an inner lining of galvanized metallic
netting of fine mesh, which is kept at a distance from the inside of the case by
metal rods of a diameter equal to the required thickness of the cement lining, the
whole substantially as described in the above specification.
Dated this 24th day of August 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, Loudon, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.