Foldable Corrugated Casket With Leak-Resistant Liner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current corrugated paper caskets are costly for shipping and storage due to their bulkiness, and they require complex assembly, while they also face issues with leakage of embalming and body fluids.
Innovation Solution
A casket assembly with a pliable bottom panel, foldable side and end panels, and a mechanically strengthening insert, which can be used as a standalone casket or inserted into an ornate rental casket shell, and features a leak-resistant insert tray to prevent fluid leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If corrugated paper caskets are made with traditional rigid structures, then they provide adequate protection and dignity, but they increase shipping and storage costs due to bulkiness
Solution Approach 1:
The casket employs collapsible side walls that can transition between an expanded protective configuration and a collapsed compact configuration. This dynamic structure allows the casket to provide adequate protection during use while minimizing volume for shipping and storage when collapsed.
Solution Approach 2:
The casket is divided into modular components including a base, collapsible side walls, and a lid, which can be assembled and disassembled. This segmentation enables the casket to be compacted for efficient shipping and storage while maintaining structural integrity when assembled for use.
2Volume of moving object
If corrugated paper caskets are designed as simple rectangular containers, then shipping and storage costs are reduced, but assembly becomes complex and time-consuming at retail points
Solution Approach 1:
The casket components are pre-assembled into a partially configured unit at the manufacturing stage, with the side walls already attached to the base. This preliminary assembly reduces the complexity and time required for final assembly at retail points while maintaining compact packaging for shipping and storage.
3Ease of manufacture
If simple rectangular corrugated paper containers are used, then costs are minimized, but fluid leakage from embalming and body fluids occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The casket incorporates a liner made of fluid-resistant material that lines the interior of the container. This composite structure combines the cost-effective corrugated paper exterior with a fluid-resistant interior lining, preventing leakage of embalming and body fluids while maintaining economical manufacturing.
4Weight of moving object
If lightweight paper caskets are used, then shipping costs are reduced, but they require special pans or containers to collect fluids, increasing assembly complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid collection function is merged into the main casket structure through the integrated fluid-resistant liner that lines the interior. This eliminates the need for separate collection pans or containers, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining the lightweight paper construction.
Data Source
AI summary
A casket assembly includes a bottom panel, side panels, end panels, and mechanically strengthening insert. The bottom panel is formed of a pliable material. The side panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel. Each side panel includes a lower section and an upper section foldably attached thereto. The lower section extends vertically upward from the bottom panel. In a first configuration, the upper section extends upward from the lower section. In a second configuration, the upper section extends in a direction other than vertically upward from the lower section. The mechanically strengthening insert is disposed at least in part adjacent the lower section of at least one side panel. The end panels are formed intrinsically with the bottom panel.