Patent ID: 7703186

Claim:
A casket adapted for the vertical burial of human remains, comprising: a casket base having a top section, a middle section, and a lower section, the middle section being generally hemispherical in cross section; a casket cover having a top section, a middle section, and a lower section, said cover conforming in size and shape to said casket base so that the casket cover when fitted to the casket base forms a generally cylindrical, open ended enclosure; a first channel means disposed perpendicularly to the axis of said cylindrical enclosure on the inner surface of both said casket base and casket cover adjacent the lower end thereof; a first closure panel arranged to fit within said first channel means to close and seal the lower casket end; a second channel means disposed perpendicularly to the axis of said cylindrical enclosure on the inner surface of both said casket base and casket cover adjacent the top end thereof; a second closure panel arranged to fit within said second channel means to close and seal the top casket end; and restraining means disposed within the casket interior, said restraining means arranged to hold a cadaver in correct anatomical position when said casket is placed upright for the vertical burial.