Patent ID: 7761963

Claim:
A coffin for a deceased, comprising a bottom wall, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and an upper wall cooperating to define an interior for storing the deceased, wherein each of the walls is plate-shaped and defines a plane, each of at least a first and a second of said walls being provided with a plurality of coupling portions with the first wall comprising a first coupling portion disposed in the plane of the first wall and the second wall comprising a second coupling portion disposed in the plane of the second wall, said first coupling portion and second coupling portion directly cooperating with each other, wherein the first coupling portion comprises a slit extending through the first wall and the second coupling portion comprises a lip projecting from an edge of the second wall, the lip and the edge defining an aperture or slot having a width that is smaller than a thickness of the second wall, wherein the first wall comprises a recess contiguous to the slit for accommodation of at least a portion of the lip.