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A series of burial containers having means by which they can be pressed, agitated, screwed and or self bored into a receiving material, provide low cost interment methods with hermetic sealing, security locking, plaque and memorial markers and built in flower and flag receptacles. They greatly reduce excavation labor and burial costs while providing the respectful funeral services currently practiced. They also decrease the land space required for each burial and provide for burials in normally unused areas within the cemetery, greatly increasing the number of burials possible in each cemetery. The apparatus and methods can be used for all sizes of humans and pets as well as for underground storage of equipment, supplies, food, water, fuel or other such material as may be required to be made

Inventor: Donald Scruggs
Current U.S. Classification: 27/2

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US768150914 Aug 200723 Mar 2010B&B Innovators, LLCSubterranean material dispensing apparatus and method
US770318630 Jun 200727 Apr 2010Casket and burial system

Claims

1. An easy to install burial container which takes up far less land area and greatly reduces installation labor over current burial practice by being installed at an angle rather than parallel to the surface of earth or other receiving material with the burial container mainly comprising a hull into which is placed a body or material to be buried and a means by which to provide closure for the said hull.

2. A burial container as in claim 1, with the hull open at one end and having a head piece which is attached to close the open end of the hull after insertion of a body or material to be buried.

3. A burial container as in claim 1, with a hull divided lengthwise into at least two segments so as to allow for it to be positioned before closure with one segment open to display the contents of another segment.

4. A burial container as in claim 1, having means around the exterior of its main axis to cause the burial container to be pulled into earth or other receiving material when the burial container is pressed against earth or other receiving material and rotated in an appropriate direction.

5. A burial container as in claim 1, where an inside portion of the burial container matches the shape of a body being interred and securely retains the body regardless of the position of the burial container.

6. A burial container as in claim 1, having internal restraint to prevent the contents of the burial container from shifting regardless of motion or position of the burial container

7. A burial container as in claim 1, with a receptacle formed into the exterior of the head section which will remain visible after installation.

8. A burial container as in claim 1, with a head section having a shape matching that of a wrenching device on a gripping and driving apparatus by which the container can be manipulated for installation into earth or other receiving material.

9. A burial container as in claim 1, tapered from the head toward the foot section which is the primary insertion end to provide a tight fit into earth or other receiving material upon final installation.

10. A burial container as in claim 1, with one or more cutting blades on other than the section by which the burial container is gripped with the purpose of the blades being to remove earth or other receiving material as the headpiece and hull are rotated in a specified direction.

11. A burial container as in claim 1, installed into a pre-dug hole which has its main axis at an angle to the surface of earth or other receiving material.

12. A burial container as in claim 1, installed at an angle under the surface of a body of water with its head section receptacle area and any attached markers visible after installation.

13. A burial container as in claim 1, where an end other than that being gripped has protrusions extending from its surfaces to assist the burial container in breaking up earth or other receiving material as the burial container is manipulated and pressed against earth or other receiving material.

14. A method of interring bodies or miscellaneous materials to occupy less land area and reduce labor costs mainly comprising a burial container where one end of the burial container is gripped by a holding device able to perform a plurality of motions and the end of the burial container opposite that being gripped is inserted at an angle into the surface of earth, water or other receiving material and one or more of the motions of the holding device causes the burial container to enter earth or other receiving material.

15. A method as in claim 14, with the burial container having cutting edges on surfaces other than that area being gripped so that when a cutting edge surface is pressed against earth or other receiving material and the burial container is rotated the cutting edge removes material and allows the container to proceed into the space previously occupied by the removed material.

16. A mechanism which grips a burial container to hold the burial container in various positions and which can be made to manipulate the burial container with various motions.

17. A mechanism as in claim 16, comprising a gripping device for holding a burial container in various positions and a wrenching device able to grip the burial container and impose motion and pressure on the burial container to insert the burial container into earth or other receiving material.

18. A device to facilitate installation of a easy to install burial container consisting mainly of bands and arms and means to attach the arms to the bands and means to fit and tighten the bands over the exterior of said burial container to effect force and motion on the burial container by the application of force and motion on the said arms.

19. A device to facilitate installation of a burial container comprising arms attached around and to a center hub which has downward pointing cog members which fit matching shapes in the burial container to provide for the transmission of force and motion to the burial container by the application of force and motion on the arms.

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