US976407A - Burial-vault. - Google Patents

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J. C. SIMPSON.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIYOATIOH FILED 00T. 1. 1909.

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easily constructed, and that will be air and water tight to thoroughly protect the cofiin placed therein. p

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination ofthe various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more -fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying draw' ings, in which Figure 1 shows a transverse, sectional view through a burial vaulty embodying my invention with a Collin contained therein, and Fig. 2 shows a central, longitudinal, sectional view of same with the central p0rtion of the burial vault omitted, and illustrating only the end portions thereof. The coffin is also omitted and the top layer of cement that covers the burial vault 1s also omitted.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to 1ndicate a coiiin of ordinary construction.

My improved burial vault is designed to be made of concrete within a grave. In the construction of same, I provide a body portion made of sheet metal and comprising a bottom 11 with sides and ends 12. -At the upper edge of the sides and ends, the sheet metal is extended outwardly yat 13 and then upwardly at 14. This sheet metal body ortion may be made of any desirable kin of sheet metal and can be made of comparatively light and inexpensive material. The cover is preferably formed of two pieces of sheet metal, the rst or under layer being slightly arched at its central portion at l5 and having its edges 16 extended horizontally to rest upon theparts 13 of the body portion. The two flat faces thereof may lie close together. In order tol strengthen and reinforcethe top, of sheet metal comprising a body portion 17 Specification4 of Letters Patent.

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I provide an upper layer provided with transverse! corrugations Patented Nov. 22,1910.

throughoutits length and connected withthe lower ayer 15 by means of boltsor rivets 18. By thus having two sheets of metal, I provide means whereby the upper sheet ma. be corrugated for the purpose of strengt ening and reinforcing it, and the lower sheet may have its edges fiat so as to form a tight joint with the part 18.' The contour of the lower layer 15 is such that when placed in position on the parts 13, there will be a slight space between the ed and the upright edges 14:, inafter made clear.

In constructing my improved'vault, I-irst place in the bottom of the grave a layer of concrete 19 of any desired thickness to form a suitable base for the vault. I then' place the sheet metal body portion on the concrete. This may be done immediately after the concrete is placed in position. I then lill in between the sidesand ends 12 of the body portion and the sides and Aends of the grave vault, a Wall of concrete 20 extending upwardly to the parts 13 of the sheet metal body, as shown in Fig..2. IVhen this has been done, the vault is ready to receive the or purposes herecoffin, and after the coffin is placed in position, I then place the two-partcover in the position shown in Fig. 1 and form an air and water tight joint between it and the part 13 by placing a quantity of solder or other sealing material 21 between the es of the part 15 i edge of the cover and the up-turn'ed edge 14. After this is done, I then complete the concrete vault by placing over all of the.

device, the to layer of concrete 22, Obviously, all o this operation may be -done without waiting for the setting or hardening et' the concrete,` hence no time need be lost in preparing the grave to receive the coiin or in sealing up and finishin vault after the coflin has been p aced in p0- sition. It. the concrete sides and ends 20 are filled` in a short time before the cotiin is placed in position, then t-he material will the grave set and harden suiiicicntly to form a irm support for the outwardly extending parts 123 so that. as soon as the coffin is laced in position, the cover may be place on the parts 13 and then the concrete top may at once be placed in ,position and earth filled inv on to of it witiout danger of springin the si es of the sheet'metal rhody portion an tight without in any way interfering with the air joint between the cover and the body aim as In invention:

Y.improve burial vault, comprising a sheet metal bodyportion having a bottom, sidespand ends and also having a flange at the top extending ardund the sidesand ends and roected first.- outwardly and then up- Wa'r a sheet metal top comprising an archedI body portion having straight flanges f 'at its sides and ends, said flanges being designed to lie dat against the horizontal portions of the4 flanges on the body orton of the burial vault .and to lie withln the upwardly extended fportion's of said flanges to

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