Patent ID: 8375534

Claim:
A cremation container foldable into a compact configuration for shipping comprising: a bottom, a pair of side walls connected to said bottom, a pair of end walls connected to said bottom, and a lid removably positioned atop said pair of side walls and said pair of end walls, each wall of said pair of side walls and each wall of said pair of end walls comprising an upper panel and a lower panel hingedly connected together, said upper panels of said pair of end walls being foldable downwardly toward said bottom, said upper panels of said pair of side walls being foldable downwardly atop said upper panels of said pair of end walls to thereby compactly configure said cremation container for shipping, each said upper panel of said pair of end walls including a block attached at each end thereof to an interior side thereof, said block having at least one hole therein, each said upper panel of said pair of side walls including at least one through hole at each end thereof, said block hole aligned with said side wall upper panel through hole when said upper panels of said side and end walls are in an erected state, and a respective fastener positioned in said aligned holes to secure said upper panels of said pair of side walls and said pair of end walls in said erected state, whereby said cremation container is adapted to receive a deceased.