FR3065638A1 - CLOSURE OF COFFIN - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a coffin (1) comprising a box (3) and a lid (2) in which the box (3) comprises at least one edge (4) adapted to slide relative to at least one edge (4) of cover (2) according to a sliding plane; and wherein the box (3) and the lid (2) comprise stop means adapted to cooperate with each other by sliding the lid (2) relative to the box (3) so as to prevent any lifting of the lid (2) by report to the caisson (3).

Description

065 638

53795 ® FRENCH REPUBLIC

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY © Publication number:

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COURBEVOIE

©) Int Cl ⁸ : A 61 G 17/00 (2017.01)

PATENT INVENTION APPLICATION

A1

©) Date of filing: 28.04.17. © Applicant (s): FUNERAL DISTRIBUTION— FR. ©) Priority: ©) Inventor (s): BRET STEPHANE and BONNEAU JEAN-FRANCOIS. (43) Date of public availability of the request: 02.11.18 Bulletin 18/44. ©) List of documents cited in the report preliminary research: Refer to end of present booklet @) References to other national documents ©) Holder (s): FUNERAL DISTRIBUTION. related: ©) Extension request (s): ©) Agent (s): ICOSA.

FR 3 065 638 - A1 casket closure

The present invention relates to a coffin (1) comprising a box (3) and a cover (2) in which the box (3) comprises at least one edge (4) capable of sliding relative to at least one edge (4 ) of the cover (2) according to a sliding plane; and in which the box (3) and the cover (2) comprise stop means capable of cooperating with each other by sliding the cover (2) relative to the box (3) so as to prevent any lifting of the cover (2) by report to the box (3).

CASKET CLOSURE

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of coffins, more particularly casket closure systems.

STATE OF THE ART

The coffins include a casket box and a casket cover. When the coffin is closed, the cover is placed on the box. The cover and the box are fixed to each other using screws (Parisian or Tomb type coffins).

The fixing of the cover to the box by screws is an operation carried out using a screwdriver or a manual or electric screwdriver. This operation can be noisy and annoying for the bereaved who attend the closing of the coffin.

In addition, the screws are unsightly and must be covered by screw covers during the brewing ceremony.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a coffin closing system allowing manual closing without tools.

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a coffin comprising a box and a cover in which the box comprises at least one edge capable of sliding relative to at least one edge of the cover along a sliding plane; and in which the box and the cover comprise stop means capable of cooperating with each other by sliding the cover relative to the box so as to prevent any lifting of the cover relative to the box.

In one embodiment, the stop means comprise at least one means secured to the box and at least one means secured to the cover. In one embodiment, the stop means comprise an orifice and a tab, said tab being configured to be inserted into said orifice when the coffin is closed by sliding the cover relative to the box. In one embodiment, the orifice is secured to the cover and the tab is secured to the box or vice versa.

In one embodiment, the sliding consists of a movement of the cover relative to the box in one direction and the stop means are located on walls transverse to said direction of sliding of the cover relative to the box.

In one embodiment, the stop means comprise a first projection on the cover and a second projection on the box, the two projections overlapping when the coffin is closed by sliding the cover relative to the box. In one embodiment, the first projection comprises a horizontal portion and at least one means for fixing this horizontal portion to a wall of the cover, and the second projection comprises a substantially horizontal projection fixed to a first wall of the box, or vice versa.

In one embodiment, the sliding consists of a displacement of the cover relative to the box according to a sliding plane; optionally said displacement is substantially an axial translation.

In one embodiment, the box comprises at least one edge capable of sliding relative to at least one edge of the cover up to the stop means, said edges comprising at least two sides extending in parallel and being able to cooperate by the 'sliding link intermediate.

According to a second aspect, the invention also relates to a coffin comprising a box and a cover in which the box comprises at least one edge capable of sliding relative to at least one edge of the cover; said edges comprising at least two sides extending parallel and being able to cooperate by means of slide connection and at least two sides transverse to said at least two sides extending parallel; wherein said coffin comprises first abutment means integral with the walls extending from the transverse sides of the edges and further comprises second abutment means integral with the walls extending from the sides extending parallel; said first stop means comprising an orifice and a tab, said tab being configured to be inserted into said orifice when the coffin is closed by sliding the cover relative to the box; and the second stop means comprising a first projection on the cover and a second projection on the box, the two overlapping projections when closing the coffin by sliding the cover relative to the box.

DEFINITIONS

In the present invention, the terms below are defined as follows:

"Border" refers to the surface of the substantially horizontal box or cover located at the vertical end of the walls and opposite the bottom of the cover or box. The edges are the surfaces of the box and the coffin intended to be in contact when the coffin is closed.

"Horizontal" relates to an orientation parallel to the plane formed by the bottom of the box.

"Vertical" relates to an orientation perpendicular to the plane formed by the bottom of the box.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a coffin 1 comprising a box 3 and a cover 2. The box 3 comprises at least one edge 4 capable of sliding relative to at least one edge 4 of the cover 2 according to a sliding plane. The coffin 1 is closed by fitting and then sliding the cover 2 on the box 3 from an at least partially open position to a closed position.

The box 3 and the cover 2 comprise stop means capable of cooperating with each other by sliding the cover 2 relative to the box 3 so as to prevent any lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3. In one embodiment, the box 3 and the cover 2 comprise stop means so as to block the sliding of the cover 2 on the box 3 and to prevent any lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 when the cover has reached the closed position.

The stop means can perform the functions of sliding stop and lifting stop in a specific manner, that is to say that the box 3 and the cover 2 comprise sliding stop means independent of the lifting stop means. Alternatively, the stop means ensure both the functions of sliding stop and lifting stop. A coffin can be equipped with both specific stop means and stop means ensuring the two functions.

The coffin 1 comprises at least two stop means, at least one of which on the box 3 and at least one on the cover 2, and one of these two stop means will become embedded in the other when the cover slides. 2 on the box 3. When the cover is in the closed position, the two stop means will come into contact so as to prevent displacement. This embedding of the two abutment means will provide either the specific blocking of the sliding, or the specific blocking of the lifting, or alternatively the blocking of the sliding and lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3.

In one embodiment, the sliding consists of a displacement of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 according to a sliding plane. This movement starts from an at least partially open position (Figure IA) to a closed position (Figure IB). The displacement can be substantially an axial translation, preferably, an axial translation along a horizontal plane. Preferably, the sliding plane is defined by a contact plane comprising the edges 4 of the box 3 and of the cover 2. In one embodiment, the coffin 1 comprises a longitudinal axis and said movement allowing the closing of the coffin 1 follows an axis which is parallel or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coffin 1. The closed position of the coffin 1 is obtained when the sides of the edge of the cover 2 cover all of the sides of the edge 4 of the box 3.

The sliding stop means may be one or more simple vertical stops or one or more tabs positioned at the head and / or at the bottom of the cover 2 and / or of the box 3. In one embodiment, at least one of said stop means of sliding protrudes from the horizontal plane of the edges of the cover 2 and / or of the box 3 in order to block the sliding of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 once the cover 2 has reached the closed position above the box 3. The number and size of the sliding stop means may vary depending on the design of the coffin. In one embodiment, once in abutment, the cover 2 is then blocked in the opposite direction of sliding by a locking means.

The number, positioning and combination of functions of the lifting and / or sliding stop means will then depend on aesthetic and design constraints.

In one embodiment, the box 3 comprises walls extending from the sides of the edges 4 of the box 3 and a substantially horizontal bottom. In one embodiment, the cover 2 comprises walls extending from the sides of the edges 4 of the cover 2 and optionally a substantially horizontal bottom. In one embodiment, the stop means comprise at least one means secured to the box 3 and at least one means secured to the cover 2. In one embodiment, at least one first stop means is positioned on a wall of the box 3 and at least a second stop means is positioned on a wall of the cover 2. The wall of the box 3 on which the first stop means is fixed is configured to be in the extension of the wall of the cover 2 comprising the second stop means when coffin 1 is closed. In one embodiment, the abutment means are fixed to the interior walls of the box 3 and of the cover 2. By interior walls is meant the walls inside the coffin 1 when the latter is closed, that is to say say when the cover 2 is in the closed position relative to the box 3. In one embodiment, the stop means of the cover 2 have no degree of freedom relative to the cover 2. In one embodiment, the stop means of the box 3 have no degree of freedom relative to the box 3.

In one embodiment, the at least one stop means of the box 3 extends from a wall of the box to pass over the corresponding stop means of the cover 2 when the coffin 1 is closed. In an alternative embodiment, the at least one stop means of the cover 2 extends from a wall of the cover so as to be below the corresponding stop means of the box 3. In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1A, coffin 1 includes a combination of these embodiments. By "above" is meant on a horizontal plane further away from the horizontal plane of the bottom of the box. By "below" means on a horizontal plane closer to the horizontal plane of the bottom of the box.

In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the stop means comprise at least one orifice 6 and a tab 5, said tab 5 being configured to be inserted in said orifice 6 when the coffin 1 is closed by sliding the cover 2 relative to the casing 3. The tab 5 is composed of one or more elements.

In one embodiment, the tab 5 has an L-shaped, C-shaped, U-shaped, or angled T or any shape substantially similar to an L-shaped, C-shaped like a U, or angled T.

In an alternative or complementary embodiment, the stop means are at least one orifice and one tab. In this embodiment, the cover 2 includes an orifice 6 and the box 3 comprises an L-shaped tab 5 intended to penetrate into the orifice 6 of the cover when the coffin 1 is closed so as to block the cover 2 in lifting and sliding in the closing direction.

In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the tab 5 has an L shape and comprises a vertically extending portion and a distal element 51 extending substantially horizontally from the portion extending vertically towards the orifice 6 The vertically extending portion extends so that the distal element 51 extending substantially horizontally is on the same horizontal plane as the orifice 6 when the cover 2 is placed on the box 3 before it is closed. , and / or in such a way that the distal element 51 penetrates into the orifice 6 when the coffin 1 is closed by sliding the cover 2 relative to the box 3. In this embodiment, the distal element 51 s extends substantially horizontally from the vertically extending portion, in the direction of the wall of the cover 2 comprising the orifice 6. The distal element 51 and the orifice 6 are able to cooperate r between them so as to prevent any vertical displacement of one relative to the other when the distal element 51 is inserted in the orifice 6. The dimensions and the placement of the tab 5 and of the orifice 6 are configured so that the distal element 51 enters the orifice 6 when the coffin 1 is closed.

In one embodiment, the tab 5 is secured to a wall of the box 3 and the orifice 6 is secured to a wall of the cover 2. In this embodiment, the tab 5 comprises at least one portion extending substantially vertically in the opposite direction to the bottom of the casing 3 so that the distal element 51 is found on the same horizontal plane as that of the orifice 6 of the cover 2.

In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the tab 5 is secured to a wall of the cover 2 and the orifice 6 is secured to a wall of the box 3. The portion of the tab 5 extending vertically s 'then extends in the direction of the bottom of the box 3. In this embodiment, when closing the coffin 1, the portion of the leg 5 extending vertically will block the sliding of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 when the cover 2 will be in the closed position.

In one embodiment, the orifice 6 comprises an eyelet, a notch and / or a cavity in a wall of the coffin 1. In another embodiment, the orifice 6 can protrude from the wall of the coffin 1 towards the inside the coffin 1, the orifice 6 can then comprise a bolt or a bolt-on bolt, a nut-ring or any similar means configured to receive a tab 5 so as to prevent the lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 .

In the embodiment where the coffin 1 comprises a longitudinal axis and said displacement allowing the closing of the coffin 1 follows an axis which is parallel or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coffin 1, the walls on which the leg 5 and l are fixed. orifice 6 are walls transverse to the movement of the sliding of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 allowing the closing of the coffin 1. In one embodiment, the sides of the edges 4 from which extend the walls on which the tab 5 and the orifice 6 are transverse to the direction of sliding of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 allowing the coffin to close 1. By transverse, it is meant that these sides of the edges 4 are not parallel to the axis of the sliding allowing the closing of the coffin 1. Thus, the penetration of the tab 5 in the orifice 6 makes it possible to block the sliding of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 in the direction of e closure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the coffin 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises stop means comprising at least a first projection 8 on the cover 2 and at least a second projection 7 on the box 3. The two projections (8, 7) are arranged so that, when the casket 1 is closed, the projections (8, 7) overlap.

By overlap, it is meant that the projection fixed to the cover passes below the projection fixed to the box 3. By "below", we mean "closer to the bottom of the coffin box".

In an embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first projection 8 comprises a horizontal portion 81 and at least one means 82 for fixing this horizontal portion 81 to a wall of the cover 2. The second projection 7 comprises at least one projection 71 substantially horizontal fixed to a first wall of the casing 3.

As illustrated in FIG. 3B, when the coffin 1 is closed by sliding the cover 2 relative to the box 3, the horizontal portion 81 passes under the projection 71 so as to prevent the lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 in this position. More precisely, when the coffin 1 is in the closed position, the distance between the bottom of the box 3 and the projection 71 is greater than the distance between the bottom of the box 3 and the horizontal portion 81. In one embodiment, the projection 71 and the horizontal portion 81 extend horizontally over a distance large enough to prevent the lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3. In one embodiment, the projection 71 and the horizontal portion 81 extend horizontally over a distance comprised between 0.5 and 15 cm, between 1 and 10 cm or between 1.5 and 8 cm.

In an alternative embodiment, the first projection 8 is fixed to an internal wall of the box 3 and the second projection 7 is fixed to an internal wall of the cover 2.

Preferably, the first projection 8 and the second projection 7 are located on the walls of the box 3 or of the cover 2 whose longitudinal horizontal axis is parallel to the direction of the closing movement.

In one embodiment, the stop means are lugs. In this embodiment, the cover 2 and the box 3 include tabs (7, 8), preferably angled T, on the longitudinal walls of the coffin 1. These tabs illustrated in Figure 3C each include a first vertical part (82, 72 ) fixed to the wall of the cover 2 or of the box 3 and a horizontal part (81, 71). In one embodiment, the vertical part 82 of a first tab 8 is fixed to an internal wall of the cover 2 and the vertical part 72 of a second tab 7 is fixed to an internal wall of the box 3. When closing of the coffin 1 by sliding, the horizontal part 81 of the tab of the cover 8 will pass below the horizontal part 71 of the tab of the box 7, thus blocking the lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3. When the cover slides 2, the vertical parts (82, 72) will come into abutment one on the other to stop the sliding of the cover 2 in the closing direction, once the cover 2 and the box 3 are in the closed position.

In one embodiment, the lifting stop means comprise two tabs fixed one on the cover and the other on the box so that the cover cannot be lifted once the coffin is closed. In one embodiment, the lifting stop means can also act as sliding stop means, in particular in the case of an angled T which combines vertical and horizontal locking once the cover is positioned in the closed position on the box.

In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, the coffin 1 comprises at least two assemblies each comprising a first and a second projection 7, and the box 3 and the cover 2 comprise at least two walls each comprising at least one such assembly.

In one embodiment, the coffin 1 has an elongated shape and two longitudinal ends corresponding to "head" and "tail" positions. The box 3 and the cover 2 each comprise at least one wall in the "head" position and at least one wall in the "tail" position. The box 3 and the cover 2 further comprise longitudinal walls extending from the walls in the "head" position to the walls in the "tail" position. By the position “head” and “tail” of the coffin, it is meant the longitudinal ends of the coffin intended to receive respectively the head and the feet of the deceased.

In one embodiment, illustrated in Figures IA and IB, the movement of the cover 2 relative to the casing 3 to close the coffin 1 consists of a displacement in axial translation along the longitudinal axis of the coffin 1. The direction of sliding can go from the head of coffin 1 towards the tail or vice versa. In this embodiment, the coffin 1 comprises at least one tab 5 and an orifice 6 at each longitudinal end. In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4A, the box 3 comprises an orifice 6 in the "head" position and a tab 5 in the "tail" position. In this embodiment, the cover 2 illustrated in FIG. 4B comprises a tab 5 on a wall in the "head" position and an orifice 6 in the "tail" position. The tab 5 of the cover 2 and the tab 5 of the box 3 being configured to be inserted into the orifice 6 of the box 3 and the orifice 6 of the cover 2 respectively when the coffin 1 is closed by sliding the cover 2 relative to the box 3 so as to prevent any lifting of the cover 2 relative to the box 3. The sliding direction of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 allowing the closure is done in the direction from the tail to the head so that, before the start of the sliding illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A, the tab 5 of the cover 2 is inside the box 3. Thus, the cover 2 can only be mounted in one direction and any reverse assembly by mistake is impossible. In one embodiment, the cover is not flat, so as to allow the introduction of the tab 5 of the box into the cover 2 before the introduction of the tab 5 of the box 3 into the orifice 6 of the cover 2 .

In one embodiment, illustrated in particular in Figure IA, the coffin 1 further comprises, on the longitudinal walls, at least a first projection 8 and at least a second projection 7 as described above.

In one embodiment, the cover 2 comprises at least one border 4 capable of sliding relative to at least one border 4 of the box 3 as far as the abutment means, said borders 4 comprising at least two sides extending parallel and capable to cooperate via slide link.

In one embodiment, the slide connection comprises a female profile, substantially U-shaped, extending along the parallel sides of the edge 4 of the sliding cover 2 relative to a male profile extending along the parallel sides of the edge 4 of the box 3. In an alternative embodiment, the slide link comprises a female profile, substantially U-shaped, extending along the parallel sides of the edge 4 of the box 3 sliding relative to a profile male extending along the parallel sides of the edge 4 of the cover 2. In one embodiment, the stop means are fixed to a wall of the casing 3 and a wall of the cover 2 extending from the sides of the edges 4 transverse to said at least two sides extending parallel and cooperating by means of slide link. In one embodiment, the projections (8, 7) are fixed to the walls extending from the sides of the edges 4 extending in parallel and cooperating by means of slide connection. The stop means can be independent or integrated in the slide.

In an alternative or complementary embodiment, the box 3 and the cover 2 each comprise magnetic means making it possible to fix the edges of the cover 2 against the walls of the box 3 in the closed position. The magnetic means may be on the surface of the border or may be embedded in depth a few centimeters below the surface of the border. The magnetic means can consist of two magnets or a magnet and a ferromagnetic material.

According to one embodiment, the coffin 1 also comprises at least one locking means. This locking means is intended not to be able to re-open the coffin once closed.

Said locking means may consist of at least one screw or a bolt or a lock or a thresher or a latch or any technical means enabling the coffin to be locked.

The locking means makes it possible, once the cover 2 in the closed position relative to the box 3, to prevent any sliding of the cover 2 relative to the box 3 in all directions. In one embodiment, said locking means causes a blocking closure of the coffin 1. This means that the sliding of the cover on the box to open the coffin is not possible without intervention on the locking means. In one embodiment, the coffin comprises at least one screw making it possible to irreversibly close the coffin.

According to another aspect of the invention, the coffin 1 comprises a box 3 and a cover 2. The box 3 comprises at least one edge 4 capable of sliding relative to at least one edge 4 of the cover 2. Said edges 4 comprise at at least two sides extending parallel and able to cooperate by means of slide link and at least two sides transverse to said at least two sides extending parallel. Said coffin 1 comprises first abutment means integral with the walls extending from the transverse sides of the edges 4 and further comprises second abutment means integral with the walls extending from the sides extending parallel. Said first stop means comprise an orifice 6 and a tab 5, said tab 5 being configured to be inserted into said orifice 6 when the coffin 1 is closed by sliding the cover 2 relative to the casing 3 and the second stop means include a first projection 8 on the cover 2 and a second projection 7 on the box 3 and the two projections (8,7) overlap when the cover 2 slides relative to the box 3.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Figure IA is a longitudinal sectional view of a coffin in the open position according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure IB is a longitudinal sectional view of a coffin in the closed position according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2A is a partial longitudinal sectional view of part of the coffin according to an embodiment in the open position comprising an orifice and a hole.

Figure 2B is a partial longitudinal sectional view of part of the coffin according to an embodiment in the closed position comprising an orifice and a hole.

Figure 3A is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the coffin according to an embodiment in the open position in which the abutment means are overlapping projections.

Figure 3B is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the coffin according to an embodiment in the closed position in which the stop means are overlapping projections.

Figure 3C is a longitudinal sectional view of abutment means in lifting and sliding in an embodiment where said abutment means are bent T.

Figure 4A is a diagram of a casket casing according to an embodiment of the invention comprising an orifice and a tab seen from above.

Figure 4B is a diagram of a coffin cover according to an embodiment of the invention comprising an orifice and a tab seen from above. The edges of the cover are capable of covering, in the closed position, the edges of the box of FIG. 4B.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a coffin in the closed position according to an embodiment of the invention in which the stop means are overlapping projections.

REFERENCES

- Coffin;

- Coffin cover;

- Coffin box;

- Border;

- Paw ;

- Distal portion of the leg;

- Orifice;

- Second projection;

- Protrusion of the second projection;

- Vertical portion of the second projection;

- First screening;

81 - Horizontal portion of the first projection;

- Horizontal portion of the first projection.

Claims (10)

1. Coffin (1) comprising a box (3) and a cover (2) in which the box (3) comprises at least one edge (4) capable of sliding relative to at least one 5 border (4) of the cover (2) according to a sliding plane; and in which the box (3) and the cover (2) comprise stop means capable of cooperating with each other by sliding the cover (2) relative to the box (3) so as to prevent any lifting of the cover (2) by report to the box (3). 2. Coffin (1) according to claim 1, wherein the stop means comprise 10 at least one means secured to the box (3) and at least one means secured to the cover (2). 3. Coffin (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the stop means comprise an orifice (6) and a tab (5), said tab (5) being configured to be inserted in said orifice (6) when closing the coffin (1) by 15 sliding of the cover (2) relative to the box (3). 4. Coffin (1) according to claim 3, wherein the orifice (6) is integral with the cover (2) and the tab (5) is integral with the box (3) or vice versa. 5. Coffin (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said sliding consists of a movement of the cover (2) relative to the box (3) 20 in one direction and the abutment means are located on walls transverse to said sliding direction of the cover (2) relative to the box (3). 6. Coffin (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the stop means comprise a first projection (8) on the cover (2) and a second projection (7) on the box (3), the two projections (8, 7) overlapping 25 when the coffin (1) is closed by sliding the cover (2) relative to the box (3). 7. Coffin (1) according to claim 6, wherein the first projection (8) comprises a horizontal portion (81) and at least one means for fixing (82) this horizontal portion (81) to a wall of the cover (2 ), and the second projection (7) comprises a substantially horizontal projection (71) fixed to a first wall of the box (3), or vice versa. 8. Coffin (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the sliding consists of a displacement of the cover (2) relative to the box (3) according to a sliding plane; optionally said displacement is substantially an axial translation. 9. Coffin (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in which the box (3) comprises at least one border (4) capable of sliding relative to at least one border (4) of the cover (2) up to the abutment means, said edges (4) comprising at least two sides extending parallel and being able to cooperate by means of slide link. 10. Coffin (1) comprising a box (3) and a cover (2) in which the box (3) comprises at least one edge (4) capable of sliding relative to at least one edge (4) of the cover (2 ); said edges (4) comprising at least two sides extending parallel and being able to cooperate by means of slide connection and at least two sides transverse to said at least two sides extending parallel; wherein said coffin (1) comprises first abutment means integral with the walls extending from the transverse sides of the edges (4) and further comprises second abutment means integral with the walls extending from the sides extending parallel; said first stop means comprising an opening (6) and a tab (5), said tab (5) being configured to be inserted into said opening (6) when the coffin (1) is closed by sliding the cover (2) relative to the box (3); and the second stop means comprising a first projection (8) on the cover (2) and a second projection (7) on the box (3), the two projections (8, 7) overlapping when the coffin is closed ( 1) by sliding the cover (2) relative to the box (3). 1/5