US1277596A - Waterproof burial-case. - Google Patents

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. F. T. SON. WATERPRO IAL CASE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12 I 1,277,596, Patented Sept. 3,1918.

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WATERPROOF BURIAL-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application filed April 12, 1917. Serial No. 161,414.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK T. JAMInsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Waterproof Burial-Cases, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein ex plained and the best mode in which Thave contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present invention, relating as indicated to a water-proof burial case, is par ticularly concerned with the construction of such an article in such a way as to render it completely waterproof, vermin-proof and air-tight at an extremely low cost. It has long been recognized that a burial case should be both water-proof, vermin-proof and air-tight, but up to the present time cases which fulfil these requirements are only to be had in metal which of course involves a very considerable cost. It is the object of the present invention to provide a case of inexpensive materialwhich is water and air tight. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing andthe following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing:-

Figure 1 is a transverse section through a burial case constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the cover before attachment to the box; Fig. 2 is a similar section but showing one corner of the case only and with cover in position; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one corner of the completely sealed case; and Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modification.

The present invention involves the use of two wooden boxes or cases 1 and 2, the box 2 being made sufliciently smaller than the box 1 to fit snugly within the same, and each case being preferably constructed of tongued and grooved boards. These two cases are first constructed with open tops, the edges around the top being beveled in the outer case inwardly and in the inner case outwardly, thus forming, when the case 2 is placed within the case 1, a V-shaped trough between the upper edges of the two cases. Before the two boxes or cases are thus assembled the case 1 is painted on its inner surface 3 with a waterproof paint, while the case 2 is similarly painted on its outer surface 4:. The case 2 is next coated with a relatively thin coating 5 of a water-proof plastic cement, which is a well known article, and is already largely used in different forms for water-proofing, air proofing and protecting surfaces exposed to water and weather. The case 2 when thus coated is set into the case 1, the coating 5 of plastic cement being of sufficient thickness to entirely fill the space between the two casings.

The cover is constructed in the same manner oftwo layers6 and 7 of tongued and grooved boards which are painted on their adjacent surfaces and are then separated by means of a coating 8 of plastic cement of approximately the same thickness as that used between cases 1 and 2. Along the outer edges of the lower layer of boards in the cover are fastened strips 9 of preferably triangular cross-section, the lower sides 10 of these strips being adapted to lie parallel with the beveled surfaces on the edges of the cases 1 and 2. Before applying the cover to the case the V-shaped trough around the edge of the case is partially or wholly filled with plastic cement 11 and the cover is then pressed tightly down onto the case, the V-shaped strips being forced into the plastic material in the grooves and conipressing the same, besides squeezing out on either side the slight excess of the material which is present. The cover is then fastened to the case by means of the usual angle-irons or iron straps 12 on the outside as shown in Fig. 3, and these straps are attached by means of short nails or screws which do not pass through the plastic inner lining in either the cover or the case proper. The two parts of the cover are preliminarily fastened together in the same manner by iron straps 13, which pass down over the edges of the lower boards, thus avoiding nail holes through the cement coating.

The case when thus constructed consists of two complete boxes which are entirely separated by means of a thoroughly waterproof material which has no openings at any point through which water, air or moisture can pass to the interior of the case. Not only is the case, when thus sealed,

water-proof, but is entirely air-tight, and for this reason it may be used not only as a burial case but also as a shipping case, if desired. Since ordinary wooden boxes can be used, it will be obvious that the cost of construction of such a case will. be relatively low, andin any event very much less than metal cases possessing the same properties.

In Fig. l I have shown a slightly modified construction in which the cover is provided with a flange board 14 fastened to the edge of the upper boards in the cover and extending down beyond the lower edge of the cover. Between this board and the outer face of the lower boards in the cover I place plastic material 15 which is adapted, when the cover is placed in position, to connect with the plastic material 11 in the V-shaped groove and thus form a continuous casing of water-proof material about the entire case. The inner case is then entirely sealed against the introduction of moisture and-is I also made perfectly air tight.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 1. In a case of the character described, the combination of an open box-like casing comprising two independent cases, set one within the other, and an intermediate layer of plastic water proof material between said cases, the upper edges of said cases being inwardly beveled to form therebetween a V shaped trough also containing pastic material, and a cover consisting of two layers of board separated by a continuous intermediate layer of plastic waterproof material, said cover having strips adapted to extend into said troughs and engage in said plastic material therein.

2. In a case of the character described, the combination of an open box-like casing comprising two independent cases, set one within the other, and an intermediate layer of plastic waterproof material between said cases, the upper edges of said casesbeing inwardly beveled to form therebetween a V- shaped trough also containing plastic material, and a cover consisting of two layers of board separated by a continuous intermediate layer of plastic waterproof material, said cover having strips adapted to extend into said troughs and engage in said plastic material therein, but adapted to be spaced from the walls of said trough, said space being entirely sealed by said plastic material, and means connecting said cover and case but not penetrating said plastic material.

3. In a case of the character described, the combination of an open box-like casing comprisingtwo independent cases set one within the other and a continuous imperforate layer of plastic waterproof material between said cases completely filling theispace therebetween, a cover for said cases also constructed of separate members and an intermediate layer of plastic waterproof material, and means adapted to connect said layers of plastic material in said cover and said -ases to form a waterproof joint therebetween, said means including a strip of plastic material extending around the edge of said cover and flanges on said cover inclosing said strip. 7

Signed by me, this 7th day of April, 1917.

FRANK T. J AMIESON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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