Abstract: A casket of the tub and lid type is provided, with the tub having supports on inner walls that are of the channel type, for engaging rod lengths at the periphery of a pallet, and for carrying thereby a pallet of the flexible sheet type.

Abstract: A container for sea burials is made of paperboard treated and reinforced for holding a corpse and has openings therein located to prevent the entrapment of air and thereby allow the container to sink more rapidly. The container has concrete members with straps for attachment to the corpse located therein to reduce the buoyancy and to hold the corpse to the floor of the sea.

Abstract: A coffin for a human being molded of papier-mache. The coffin is formed with ribs that provide strength to the structure and at the same time have a decorative effect. The improved method of forming the coffin includes drawing paper pulp onto the molds while the latter are inverted so that there is a heavy flow of pulp by gravity to the open end of the coffin to produce heavier flanges. When the mold is received from the pulp with the coffin molded onto it, an air impervious blanket is placed over the coffin when the vacuum is applied to suction the water from the papier-mache so that greater compression of the pulp is obtained to produce a stronger papier-mache structure and reduce the drying time.

Abstract: Burial vaults are dimensioned to accommodate two caskets side-by-side and both the chambers and the covers therefor include lengthwise sections. The side walls of the caskets are provided with normally closed windows and their handles are of types enabling the two caskets to be positioned close together so that the width of each vault may be substantially less than the width of two conventional vaults.

Abstract: This invention comprises a modular pet casket comprising one or more modular units which can be locked into position to provide a predetermined longitudinally extended casket for enclosing small, medium or large deceased pets.

Abstract: A coffin has at its bottom two parellel corrugated sheets which are spaced apart from each other and also spaced above and parallel to the bottom of the coffin. Cellulose wool or sawdust is disposed between the sheets, which are perforated for the passage of body fluids therethrough and may also contain activated charcoal or silica gel between them. In the space below the sheets there is disposed a solid bactericidal material such as permanganate- or formaldehyde-containing material or material releasing bromine, chlorine or iodine. A drain may also be provided at the level of the bottom of the the coffin.