EP0395530A1 - Container for the retention of the decomposition liquids of a corpse - Google Patents

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EP0395530A1
EP0395530A1 EP90401154A EP90401154A EP0395530A1 EP 0395530 A1 EP0395530 A1 EP 0395530A1 EP 90401154 A EP90401154 A EP 90401154A EP 90401154 A EP90401154 A EP 90401154A EP 0395530 A1 EP0395530 A1 EP 0395530A1
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Pierre Paul Cazalis
Dominique Emmanuel D'outreligne
Jean-Paul Gérard Leglise
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  • the present invention relates to a monobloc tank intended for the retention of decomposing liquids of a corpse, produced in a single piece by molding of a rigid plastic material, comprising side walls and a bottom plate alternately having ribs and cavities.
  • French patent 2,485,368 relates to a device allowing the collection, absorption and treatment of the decomposition effluents of the bodies after their burial.
  • the lower part of the device described in this document consists of a rigid platform of absorbent and flammable material which is coated on its external faces with a waterproofing product and on which is attached a honeycomb block provided with drains on its periphery and forming a container with said platform.
  • the cells are lined with a mat of material with a high absorption capacity.
  • the honeycomb block must be supported by the platform which is preferably made of wood agglomerate. The platform is therefore putrescible and it is not obvious that it can play its role of coffin support during the possible exhumation of the body without risk of demolition of the platform resulting in the overturning of the honeycomb block.
  • US-A-3,545,055 relates to a coffin, the bottom of which is made up of a single-piece tub of molded material having a corrugated bottom wall having reinforcing ribs.
  • This type of monobloc bin is naturally an integral part of the coffin. It is not intended that it can be used independently to receive a coffin and to avoid the flow of decomposition liquids into the vaults, nor that it can serve as a tray for handling a coffin during the burial or exhumation of a coffin, because it does not contain means for retaining retention liquids in the event that the assembly is inadvertently tilted during handling, and it does not include handles or other means gripping.
  • FR-A-2 252 081 also relates to a coffin which comprises two plates, preferably corrugated, pierced with holes and arranged parallel to the bottom of the coffin. These two plates determine between them a chamber containing absorbent products such as cellulose wadding. This set of plates pierced with holes, placed only in the bottom of the coffin, cannot be used to handle the coffin.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a container which overcomes the drawbacks mentioned above, and which allows the personnel responsible for handling to work in satisfactory hygienic conditions.
  • the monobloc tank intended for the retention of decomposition liquids of a corpse produced in a single piece by molding of a rigid plastic material, comprising side walls and a plate bottom with alternating ribs and cavities is characterized in that the cavities contain a product with high absorbency, in that the ribs and the cavities are covered by a grid, in that the volume of the cavities is sufficient to receive the all decomposition liquids of a corpse and in that it comprises gripping means.
  • the role of the longitudinal cavities is to collect the decomposition liquids and, in addition, the ribs separating two adjacent longitudinal cavities or grooves have the role of reinforcing the rigidity of the tank.
  • the product contained in the cavities absorbs the decomposition liquids which flow through the grid and which immobilize on contact with the absorbent product.
  • the product and absorbed liquid assembly is retained in the cavities by the grid. It is thus possible, during an exhumation, to use this bin as a tray carrying the coffin. It is thus possible to transport the coffin without touching it and without risk of spilling liquids.
  • the tank and the grid are made of high density polyethylene or ABS resin, which allows, after use or exhumation of a body, to incinerate the tank without there being any release of acid gases or toxic.
  • the container is shaped so that it can be inserted into the bottom of a coffin.
  • the product with high absorbency is preferably composed of a mixture of hydrophilic plant fibers containing bactericides.
  • handling handles are formed in the side walls of the tank.
  • the container has on its lower face at least two transverse grooves for the passage of carrying straps.
  • the tank 1 intended for the retention of decomposing liquids from a corpse, has a parallelepiped shape and has a bottom plate 3, extended by four side walls 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d extending upwards and slightly obliquely outwards.
  • the bottom plate 3 is shaped so as to present alternately ribs 5 and longitudinal cavities 6 which extend over practically the entire length of the tank 1, and to present on its periphery in the vicinity of the side walls 4a, 4b , 4c, 4d a horizontal edge 7 located in the same plane as the upper face of the longitudinal ribs 5 and laterally surmounted by the walls 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d of low height.
  • Each cavity 6, five in number in the drawing, is delimited by a bottom wall 8, and side walls 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d extending obliquely upwards and outwards from the cavity 6.
  • the adjacent longitudinal side walls 9a, 9b of two neighboring cavities 6 are connected by an upper horizontal wall 10, extending over the entire length of the tank 1, and joining the horizontal rim 7 of the bottom plate 3.
  • the rim 7 and the horizontal walls 10 are located in the same plane and define the upper face of the plate. bottom 3.
  • the bottom walls 8 of the cavities 6 are arranged in the same plane, parallel to the upper face, and define the lower face of the tank 1.
  • a grid 11 resting on the rim 7 and the said horizontal faces 10, and held on the said upper faces of the tank 1 for example by gluing and fitting into the tray 1 between the side walls 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d thereof.
  • the cavities 6 are filled with a product with high absorbency intended in a way to solidify or immobilize the decomposition liquids.
  • the grid 11 is constituted by a trellis having small orifices allowing the decomposition liquids to flow towards the cavities 6, and preventing the absorbent product or the whole absorbent product and absorbed decomposition liquids from escaping from the cavities 6, as a result of the inclination given to the tank during handling.
  • the tank 1 and the grid 11 are preferably produced by molding a rigid plastic material which does not produce acidic or toxic gases during the incineration of the tank 1, such as ABS resin or high density polyethylene.
  • the cavities 6 occupy most of the tank 1, and their volume is calculated to be able to contain all the liquids resulting from the decomposition of a corpse.
  • all the cavities are interconnected by channels or drains not shown in the drawing so as to avoid the accumulation of liquid in a single part of the tank.
  • the length of a cavity 6 is 2 m, its width 9 cm and its depth 4 cm, which gives for the five cavities and for the upper part of the tank a total volume of 58 liters. .
  • the primary role of the cavities 6 is to collect the decomposition liquids from the corpse.
  • the longitudinal side walls 9a and 9b of the cavities 6 which at the same time form part of the ribs 5 ensure the longitudinal rigidity of the tank 1.
  • tray 1 shown in Figures 1 to 3 are such that a coffin can be placed on the grid 1, between the side walls 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d.
  • the rigid tray 1 can thus play the role of a support plate for the coffin when handling the latter.
  • openings 12 are made in the side walls 4a and 4b of the tray 1 at a certain distance from the ends of the tray.
  • the walls 4a and 4b are reinforced around said openings so as to form handling handles. Carrying straps can be passed through these openings to facilitate the descent or ascent of a coffin in a pit.
  • the tray 1 also has on its underside, a plurality of protrusions 13 and at least two transverse grooves 14a and 14b.
  • the protrusions 13 serve as support feet for the tank 1.
  • the grooves 14a and 14b are intended for the passage of carrying straps.
  • the protrusions 13 are arranged on either side of the grooves 14a and 14b, so as to increase the depth of these grooves in order to facilitate the passage of the carrying straps and the prevent from leaving the grooves when lowering or raising the coffin carried by the tank 1.
  • Figure 7 shows a tray 1 carrying a coffin 15.
  • the walls 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d forming the upper periphery of the tray 1 are shaped so that a cover 16 in the form of a hat or bell can cover the coffin 15 during the incineration of it.
  • the cover 16 is made of high density polyethylene.
  • FIGS 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of a tray 1 intended to be placed in the bottom of a coffin 15 before being put into beer.
  • the tray 1 according to this embodiment, has a structure similar to that of the embodiment already described, and differs from it only by its longitudinal and transverse dimensioning and its shape which are obviously adapted to the geometry of the coffin for which it is destined.
  • the product with high absorbency, contained in cavities, consists of a mixture of hydrophilic plant fibers and can be treated with bactericides.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a container (1) intended for the retention of the decomposition liquids of a corpse and comprising lateral walls (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) and a base plate (3) designed in such a way as to present, in alternation, longitudinal ribs (5) and longitudinal cavities (6), the said cavities containing a high-absorbency material and being covered by a grid (11). The absorbent material immobilises the decomposition liquids, and the container (1), preferably made of ABS, can be incinerated together with the grid (11) and the high- absorbency material after use. The container (1) is placed under the coffin or inside the coffin.

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La présente invention concerne un bac monobloc destiné à la rétention des liquides de décomposition d'un cadavre, réalisé en une seule pièce par moulage d'un matériau plastique rigide, comprenant des parois latérales et une plaque de fond présentant en alternance des nervures et des cavités.The present invention relates to a monobloc tank intended for the retention of decomposing liquids of a corpse, produced in a single piece by molding of a rigid plastic material, comprising side walls and a bottom plate alternately having ribs and cavities.

De nombreux désagréments lors du transfert d'un cadavre, d'exhumations ou de nouvelles inhumations ont été constatés par les personnes chargées de ces opérations dans les cimetières. Ceci est dû au fait que les liquides de décomposition suintent à travers les interstices du cercueil et ne s'éliminent pas rapidement par décom­position surtout dans certains types de terrain.Many inconveniences during the transfer of a corpse, exhumations or new burials have been noted by the persons responsible for these operations in cemeteries. This is due to the fact that decomposition liquids seep through the interstices of the coffin and do not quickly eliminate by decomposition especially in certain types of terrain.

Dans le cas d'inhumation dans un caveau étanche ou enfeu, le problème est encore plus ardu.In the case of burial in a sealed vault or fire, the problem is even more difficult.

Il a déjà été proposé de diminuer ces inconvénients en plaçant un bac de réception des liquides de décomposition sous le cercueil.It has already been proposed to reduce these drawbacks by placing a container for receiving decomposition liquids under the coffin.

Les bacs existants actuellement ne résolvent pas tous les problèmes d'hygiène posés par la manipulation des cercueils car il y a des risques de débordement des liquides, risques augmentés par le fait que la rigidité des bacs actuels est quasiment inexistante.The existing tubs currently do not solve all the hygiene problems posed by the handling of the coffins because there are risks of overflowing of liquids, risks increased by the fact that the rigidity of the current tubs is almost nonexistent.

Le brevet français 2 485 368 concerne un dispositif permettant le recueil, l'absorption et le traitement des effluents de décomposition des corps après leur inhumation. La partie inférieure du dispositif décrit dans ce document consiste en une plate-forme rigide en matière absorbante et inflammable qui est enduite sur ses faces extérieures d'un produit imperméabilisant et sur lequel est accolé un bloc alvéolé muni de drains sur son pourtour et formant récipient avec ladite plate-forme. Les alvéoles sont garnies d'un tapis de matière à forte capacité d'absorption. Le bloc alvéolé doit être supporté par la plate-forme qui est réalisée de préférence en aggloméré de bois. La plate-forme est par le fait même putrescible et il n'est pas évident qu'elle puisse jouer son rôle de support de cercueil lors de l'exhumation éventuelle du corps sans risque d'une démolition de la plate-forme entraînant un renversement du bloc alvéolé.French patent 2,485,368 relates to a device allowing the collection, absorption and treatment of the decomposition effluents of the bodies after their burial. The lower part of the device described in this document consists of a rigid platform of absorbent and flammable material which is coated on its external faces with a waterproofing product and on which is attached a honeycomb block provided with drains on its periphery and forming a container with said platform. The cells are lined with a mat of material with a high absorption capacity. The honeycomb block must be supported by the platform which is preferably made of wood agglomerate. The platform is therefore putrescible and it is not obvious that it can play its role of coffin support during the possible exhumation of the body without risk of demolition of the platform resulting in the overturning of the honeycomb block.

Le brevet US-A-3 545 055 concerne un cercueil dont le fond est constitué par un bac monobloc en matériau moulé comportant une paroi de fond ondulée présentant des nervures de renforcement. Ce type de bac monobloc fait naturellement partie intégrante du cercueil. Il n'est pas prévu qu'il puisse être utilisé de façon in­dépendante pour recevoir un cercueil et pour éviter l'écoulement des liquides de décomposition dans les caveaux, ni qu'il puisse servir de plateau de manutention d'un cercueil lors de l'inhu­mation ou de l'exhumation d'un cercueil, car il ne contient pas de moyens permettant de retenir les liquides de rétention dans le cas où l'ensemble est malencontreusement incliné pendant les manipula­tions, et il ne comporte pas de poignées ou autres moyens de préhension.US-A-3,545,055 relates to a coffin, the bottom of which is made up of a single-piece tub of molded material having a corrugated bottom wall having reinforcing ribs. This type of monobloc bin is naturally an integral part of the coffin. It is not intended that it can be used independently to receive a coffin and to avoid the flow of decomposition liquids into the vaults, nor that it can serve as a tray for handling a coffin during the burial or exhumation of a coffin, because it does not contain means for retaining retention liquids in the event that the assembly is inadvertently tilted during handling, and it does not include handles or other means gripping.

FR-A-2 252 081 concerne également un cercueil qui comporte deux plaques, de préférence ondulées, percées de trous et disposées parallèlement au fond du cercueil. Ces deux plaques déterminent entre elles une chambre contenant des produits absorbants tels que de la ouate de cellulose. Cet ensemble de plaques percées de trous, déposé uniquement dans le fond du cercueil, ne peut servir pour manipuler le cercueil.FR-A-2 252 081 also relates to a coffin which comprises two plates, preferably corrugated, pierced with holes and arranged parallel to the bottom of the coffin. These two plates determine between them a chamber containing absorbent products such as cellulose wadding. This set of plates pierced with holes, placed only in the bottom of the coffin, cannot be used to handle the coffin.

Le but de la présente invention est de proposer un bac qui pallie les inconvénients mentionnés ci-dessus, et qui permette au personnel chargé des manipulations de travailler dans des condi­tions d'hygiène satisfaisantes.The object of the present invention is to provide a container which overcomes the drawbacks mentioned above, and which allows the personnel responsible for handling to work in satisfactory hygienic conditions.

Le but est atteint selon l'invention par le fait que le bac monobloc destiné à la rétention des liquides de décomposition d'un cadavre, réalisé en une seule pièce par moulage d'un matériau plastique rigide, comportant des parois latérales et une plaque de fond présentant en alternance des nervures et des cavités est caractérisé en ce que les cavités contiennent un produit à haut pouvoir absorbant, en ce que les nervures et les cavités sont recouvertes par une grille, en ce que le volume des cavités est suffisant pour recevoir la totalité des liquides de décomposition d'un cadavre et en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de préhension.The object is achieved according to the invention by the fact that the monobloc tank intended for the retention of decomposition liquids of a corpse, produced in a single piece by molding of a rigid plastic material, comprising side walls and a plate bottom with alternating ribs and cavities is characterized in that the cavities contain a product with high absorbency, in that the ribs and the cavities are covered by a grid, in that the volume of the cavities is sufficient to receive the all decomposition liquids of a corpse and in that it comprises gripping means.

Les cavités longitudinales ont pour rôle de recueillir les liquides de décomposition et, en plus, les nervures séparant deux cavités ou gorges longitudinales voisines ont pour rôle de renforcer la rigidité du bac. Le produit contenu dans les cavités absorbe les liquides de décomposition qui s'écoulent à travers la grille et qui s'immobilisent au contact du produit absorbant.The role of the longitudinal cavities is to collect the decomposition liquids and, in addition, the ribs separating two adjacent longitudinal cavities or grooves have the role of reinforcing the rigidity of the tank. The product contained in the cavities absorbs the decomposition liquids which flow through the grid and which immobilize on contact with the absorbent product.

L'ensemble produit et liquides absorbés est retenu dans les cavités par la grille. Il est ainsi possible, lors d'une exhu­mation, d'utiliser ce bac comme un plateau portant le cercueil. On peut ainsi transporter le cercueil sans le toucher et sans risque de renverser les liquides.The product and absorbed liquid assembly is retained in the cavities by the grid. It is thus possible, during an exhumation, to use this bin as a tray carrying the coffin. It is thus possible to transport the coffin without touching it and without risk of spilling liquids.

De préférence, le bac et la grille sont réalisés en polyéthylène à haute densité ou en résine ABS, ce qui permet, après usage ou exhumation d'un corps, d'incinérer le bac sans qu'il y ait de dégagement de gaz acides ou toxiques.Preferably, the tank and the grid are made of high density polyethylene or ABS resin, which allows, after use or exhumation of a body, to incinerate the tank without there being any release of acid gases or toxic.

Selon une variante de l'invention, le bac est conformé pour pouvoir être introduit dans le fond d'un cercueil.According to a variant of the invention, the container is shaped so that it can be inserted into the bottom of a coffin.

Le produit à haut pouvoir absorbant est de préférence composé d'un mélange de fibres végétales hydrophiles contenant des bactéricides.The product with high absorbency is preferably composed of a mixture of hydrophilic plant fibers containing bactericides.

De façon avantageuse, des poignées de manutention sont formées dans les parois latérales du bac.Advantageously, handling handles are formed in the side walls of the tank.

De préférence, le bac présente sur sa face inférieure au moins deux rainures transversales pour le passage de sangles de portage.Preferably, the container has on its lower face at least two transverse grooves for the passage of carrying straps.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture d'un mode de réalisation de l'invention fait à titre indicatif, et en référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective partiellement éclatée d'un bac de rétention de liquides de décomposition selon l'invention,
  • - la figure 2 est une coupe transversale du même bac selon la ligne II-II de la figure 1,
  • - la figure 3 est une coupe longitudinale du bac selon la ligne III-III de la figure 1,
  • - la figure 4 représente une coupe transversale d'un bac de rétention de liquides disposé à l'intérieur d'un cercueil,
  • - la figure 5 est une vue de dessus d'un bac de rétention de liquides destiné à être placé dans le fond d'un cercueil, le bac étant montré sans la grille,
  • - la figure 6 montre à plus grande échelle une coupe longitudinale d'un mode préféré de réalisation du bac selon la ligne III-III de la figure 1, et
  • - la figure 7 montre un cercueil supporté par le bac de l'invention, l'ensemble étant recouvert d'un couvercle en forme de chapeau.
Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear on reading an embodiment of the invention made by way of indication, and with reference to the appended drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a tank for retaining decomposition liquids according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a cross section of the same container along line II-II of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section of the container along line III-III of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 represents a cross section of a liquid retention tank placed inside a coffin,
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of a liquid retention tank intended to be placed in the bottom of a coffin, the tank being shown without the grid,
  • FIG. 6 shows on a larger scale a longitudinal section of a preferred embodiment of the container according to line III-III of FIG. 1, and
  • - Figure 7 shows a coffin supported by the container of the invention, the assembly being covered with a hat-shaped cover.

Comme on le voit clairement sur le dessin, le bac 1, destiné à la rétention des liquides de décomposition d'un cadavre, a une forme parallélépipédique et comporte une plaque de fond 3, se prolongeant par quatre parois latérales 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d s'étendant vers le haut et légèrement à l'oblique vers l'extérieur.As can clearly be seen in the drawing, the tank 1, intended for the retention of decomposing liquids from a corpse, has a parallelepiped shape and has a bottom plate 3, extended by four side walls 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d extending upwards and slightly obliquely outwards.

La plaque de fond 3 est mise en forme de manière à pré­senter en alternance des nervures 5 et des cavités longitudinales 6 qui s'étendent sur pratiquement toute la longueur du bac 1, et à présenter sur son pourtour au voisinage des parois latérales 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d un rebord horizontal 7 situé dans le même plan que la face supérieure des nervures longitudinales 5 et surmonté latérale­ment des parois 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d de faible hauteur.The bottom plate 3 is shaped so as to present alternately ribs 5 and longitudinal cavities 6 which extend over practically the entire length of the tank 1, and to present on its periphery in the vicinity of the side walls 4a, 4b , 4c, 4d a horizontal edge 7 located in the same plane as the upper face of the longitudinal ribs 5 and laterally surmounted by the walls 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d of low height.

Chaque cavité 6, au nombre de cinq sur le dessin, est délimitée par une paroi de fond 8, et des parois latérales 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d s'étendant obliquement vers le haut et vers l'extérieur de la cavité 6.Each cavity 6, five in number in the drawing, is delimited by a bottom wall 8, and side walls 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d extending obliquely upwards and outwards from the cavity 6.

Les parois latérales longitudinales 9a, 9b adjacentes de deux cavités 6 voisines sont reliées par une paroi horizontale supérieure 10, s'étendant sur toute la longueur du bac 1, et rejoi­gnant le rebord horizontal 7 de la plaque de fond 3.The adjacent longitudinal side walls 9a, 9b of two neighboring cavities 6 are connected by an upper horizontal wall 10, extending over the entire length of the tank 1, and joining the horizontal rim 7 of the bottom plate 3.

Le rebord 7 et les parois horizontales 10 sont situés dans le même plan et définissent la face supérieure de la plaque de fond 3. Les parois de fond 8 des cavités 6 sont disposées dans un même plan, parallèle à la face supérieure, et définissent la face inférieure du bac 1.The rim 7 and the horizontal walls 10 are located in the same plane and define the upper face of the plate. bottom 3. The bottom walls 8 of the cavities 6 are arranged in the same plane, parallel to the upper face, and define the lower face of the tank 1.

Au-dessus des faces supérieures 10 des nervures 5 et du rebord 7, est disposée une grille 11 reposant sur le rebord 7 et lesdites faces horizontales 10, et maintenue sur lesdites faces supérieures du bac 1 par exemple par collage et s'encastre dans le bac 1 entre les parois latérales 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d de celui-ci.Above the upper faces 10 of the ribs 5 and of the rim 7, is disposed a grid 11 resting on the rim 7 and the said horizontal faces 10, and held on the said upper faces of the tank 1 for example by gluing and fitting into the tray 1 between the side walls 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d thereof.

Les cavités 6 sont remplies par un produit à haut pouvoir absorbant destiné en quelque sorte à solidifier ou immobiliser les liquides de décomposition. La grille 11 est constituée par un treillis présentant des orifices de petite dimension permettant aux liquides de décomposition de s'écouler vers les cavités 6, et empê­chant le produit absorbant ou l'ensemble produit absorbant et liquides absorbés de décomposition de s'échapper des cavités 6, par suite de l'inclinaison donnée au bac lors des manipulations.The cavities 6 are filled with a product with high absorbency intended in a way to solidify or immobilize the decomposition liquids. The grid 11 is constituted by a trellis having small orifices allowing the decomposition liquids to flow towards the cavities 6, and preventing the absorbent product or the whole absorbent product and absorbed decomposition liquids from escaping from the cavities 6, as a result of the inclination given to the tank during handling.

Le bac 1 et la grille 11 sont réalisés de préférence par moulage d'un matériau plastique rigide qui ne produit pas de gaz acides ou toxiques lors de l'incinération du bac 1, tel que la résine ABS ou le polyéthylène à haute densité.The tank 1 and the grid 11 are preferably produced by molding a rigid plastic material which does not produce acidic or toxic gases during the incineration of the tank 1, such as ABS resin or high density polyethylene.

Les cavités 6 occupent la plus grande partie du bac 1, et leur volume est calculé pour pouvoir contenir la totalité des liquides issus de la décomposition d'un cadavre. De préférence, toutes les cavités sont reliées entre elles par des rigoles ou des drains non représentés sur le dessin de manière à éviter l'accumulation de liquide dans une seule partie du bac.The cavities 6 occupy most of the tank 1, and their volume is calculated to be able to contain all the liquids resulting from the decomposition of a corpse. Preferably, all the cavities are interconnected by channels or drains not shown in the drawing so as to avoid the accumulation of liquid in a single part of the tank.

A titre d'exemple, la longueur d'une cavité 6 est de 2 m, sa largeur de 9 cm et sa profondeur de 4 cm, ce qui donne pour les cinq cavités et pour la partie supérieure du bac un volume total de 58 litres.For example, the length of a cavity 6 is 2 m, its width 9 cm and its depth 4 cm, which gives for the five cavities and for the upper part of the tank a total volume of 58 liters. .

Les cavités 6 ont pour premier rôle de recueillir les liquides de décomposition du cadavre. De plus, les parois longitu­dinales latérales 9a et 9b des cavités 6 qui en même temps font partie des nervures 5 assurent la rigidité longitudinale du bac 1.The primary role of the cavities 6 is to collect the decomposition liquids from the corpse. In addition, the longitudinal side walls 9a and 9b of the cavities 6 which at the same time form part of the ribs 5 ensure the longitudinal rigidity of the tank 1.

Les dimensions du bac 1 représenté sur les figures 1 à 3 sont telles qu'un cercueil puisse être placé sur la grille 1, entre les parois latérales 4a, 4b, 4c, et 4d. Le bac 1 rigide peut ainsi jouer le rôle d'un plateau de support du cercueil lors des mani­pulations de ce dernier.The dimensions of tray 1 shown in Figures 1 to 3 are such that a coffin can be placed on the grid 1, between the side walls 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d. The rigid tray 1 can thus play the role of a support plate for the coffin when handling the latter.

Pour faciliter la manutention du cercueil reposant sur le bac 1, des ouvertures 12 sont ménagées dans les parois latérales 4a et 4b du bac 1 à une certaine distance des extrémités du bac. Les parois 4a et 4b sont renforcées autour desdites ouvertures de manière à former des poignées de manutention. Des sangles de portage peuvent être passées par ces ouvertures pour faciliter la descente ou la montée d'un cercueil dans une fosse.To facilitate the handling of the coffin resting on the tray 1, openings 12 are made in the side walls 4a and 4b of the tray 1 at a certain distance from the ends of the tray. The walls 4a and 4b are reinforced around said openings so as to form handling handles. Carrying straps can be passed through these openings to facilitate the descent or ascent of a coffin in a pit.

Le bac 1 présente de plus sur sa face inférieure, une pluralité de protubérances 13 et au moins deux rainures transver­sales 14a et 14b. Les protubérances 13 servent de pied de support au bac 1. Les rainures 14a et 14b sont destinées au passage de sangles de portage. De préférence, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 6, les protubérances 13 sont disposées de part et d'autre des rainures 14a et 14b, de manière à augmenter la profondeur de ces rainures afin de faciliter le passage des sangles de portage et les empêcher de sortir des rainures lors de la descente ou de la remontée du cercueil porté par le bac 1.The tray 1 also has on its underside, a plurality of protrusions 13 and at least two transverse grooves 14a and 14b. The protrusions 13 serve as support feet for the tank 1. The grooves 14a and 14b are intended for the passage of carrying straps. Preferably, as can be seen in FIG. 6, the protrusions 13 are arranged on either side of the grooves 14a and 14b, so as to increase the depth of these grooves in order to facilitate the passage of the carrying straps and the prevent from leaving the grooves when lowering or raising the coffin carried by the tank 1.

La figure 7 montre un bac 1 portant un cercueil 15. Les parois 4a, 4b, 4c et 4d formant le pourtour supérieur du bac 1 sont conformées pour qu'un couvercle 16 en forme de chapeau ou cloche puisse recouvrir le cercueil 15 lors de l'incinération de celui-ci. De préférence le couvercle 16 est réalisé en polyéthylène à haute densité.Figure 7 shows a tray 1 carrying a coffin 15. The walls 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d forming the upper periphery of the tray 1 are shaped so that a cover 16 in the form of a hat or bell can cover the coffin 15 during the incineration of it. Preferably the cover 16 is made of high density polyethylene.

Les figures 4 et 5 montrent un deuxième mode de réali­sation d'un bac 1 destiné à être placé dans le fond d'un cercueil 15 avant la mise en bière. Le bac 1, selon ce mode de réalisation, a une structure semblable à celle du mode de réalisation déjà décrit, et n'en diffère que par son dimensionnement longitudinal et transversal et sa forme qui sont évidemment adaptés à la géométrie du cercueil pour lequel il est destiné.Figures 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of a tray 1 intended to be placed in the bottom of a coffin 15 before being put into beer. The tray 1, according to this embodiment, has a structure similar to that of the embodiment already described, and differs from it only by its longitudinal and transverse dimensioning and its shape which are obviously adapted to the geometry of the coffin for which it is destined.

Le produit à haut pouvoir absorbant, contenu dans les cavités, est constitué par un mélange de fibres végétales hydrophiles et peut être traité avec des bactéricides.The product with high absorbency, contained in cavities, consists of a mixture of hydrophilic plant fibers and can be treated with bactericides.

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1. Bac monobloc destiné à la rétention des liquides de décomposition d'un cadavre, réalisé en une seule pièce par moulage d'un matériau plastique rigide, comportant des parois latérales (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) et une plaque de fond (3) présentant en alternance des nervures (5) et des cavités (6),
caractérisé en ce que
les cavités (6) contiennent un produit à haut pouvoir absorbant, en ce que les nervures (5) et les cavités (6) sont recouvertes par une grille (11),
en ce que le volume des cavités (6) est suffisant pour recevoir la totalité des liquides de décomposition d'un cadavre et en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de préhension.1. Monobloc tank intended for the retention of decomposing liquids of a corpse, made in one piece by molding of a rigid plastic material, comprising side walls (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) and a bottom plate ( 3) having alternating ribs (5) and cavities (6),
characterized in that
the cavities (6) contain a product with high absorbency, in that the ribs (5) and the cavities (6) are covered by a grid (11),
in that the volume of the cavities (6) is sufficient to receive all of the decomposition liquids of a corpse and in that it comprises gripping means. 2. Bac selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la grille (11) est fixée sur au moins les faces supérieures (10) des nervures (5).2. Tray according to claim 1, characterized in that the grid (11) is fixed on at least the upper faces (10) of the ribs (5). 3. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que la grille (11) est fixée au moins sur le rebord (7) du bac (1).3. Tray according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the grid (11) is fixed at least on the rim (7) of the tray (1). 4. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les parois latérales (4a à 4d) du bac (1) surmontent faible­ment le rebord horizontal (7) et que la grille (11) s'encastre dans le bac (1) entre lesdites parois latérales.4. Container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the side walls (4a to 4d) of the container (1) slightly overcome the horizontal edge (7) and that the grid (11) is embedded in the tray (1) between said side walls. 5. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le bac (1) et la grille (11) sont réalisés en polyéthylène à haute densité.5. Tray according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the tray (1) and the grid (11) are made of high density polyethylene. 6. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il est réalisé en résine ABS.6. Tray according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is made of ABS resin. 7. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le produit à haut pouvoir absorbant est composé d'un mélange de fibres végétales hydrophiles.7. Tray according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the product with high absorbency is composed of a mixture of hydrophilic plant fibers. 8. Bac selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le produit à haut pouvoir absorbant contient des bactéricides.8. Tray according to claim 7, characterized in that the product with high absorbent power contains bactericides. 9. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de préhension sont constitués par des poignées de manutention formées dans les parois latérales (4a, 4b) du bac (1).9. Tray according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the gripping means are constituted by handling handles formed in the side walls (4a, 4b) of the container (1). 10. Bac selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9 caractérisé en ce qu'il présente sur sa face inférieure au moins deux rainures transversales (14a et 14b) pour le passage de sangles de portage.10. Tray according to any one of claims 1 to 9 characterized in that it has on its underside at least two transverse grooves (14a and 14b) for the passage of carrying straps. 11. Bac selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10 caractérisé en ce qu'il présente sur sa face inférieure une pluralité de protubérances (13).11. Tray according to any one of claims 1 to 10 characterized in that it has on its underside a plurality of protrusions (13). 12. Bac selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11 caractérisé en ce qu'il est conformé pour pouvoir être introduit dans le fond d'un cercueil (15).12. Tray according to one of claims 1 to 11 characterized in that it is shaped to be able to be introduced into the bottom of a coffin (15). 13. Bac selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les parois (4a, 4b, 4c et 4d) formant son pourtour supérieur sont conformées pour qu'un couvercle en forme de chapeau puisse recouvrir le cercueil porté par ledit bac.13. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the walls (4a, 4b, 4c and 4d) forming its upper periphery are shaped so that a hat-shaped cover can cover the coffin carried by said bin.
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