Background Traditionally, urns have been made in porcelain and ceramic, but when perishability was desired, cardboard has been used, which was build up and subsequently surface- treated with paint or the like.

The drawback to the easily perishable or degradable urns is that they have been rela- tively financially expensive and relatively time-consuming to manufacture.

Disclosure of the invention

The invention provides an urn according to the prior art, that is less financially expen- sive and less time-consuming to manufacture^.

The novel aspect is that it is made up by a unit, which consists in a first stage of an open but foldable unit, which section by section has the shape of an urn in vertical "peels", and wherein there is a continuous, foldable material between the vertical peels, and where in its collected state, this material allows that each vertical urn peel is joined in straight vertical continuous joints so that the assembled urn appears in a perfect jar shape. By the expression "foldable unit" is meant that the unit can be pleated.

Hereby it is achieved that a jar-shaped urn of PULP can be established, which has not previously been possible to create as a collected unit.

This is to be viewed in the perspective that the urn in itself must be leak-proof so that no ashes can be dropped from the collected urn. Further, the novel aspect is that the lid for the urn is also made of a foldable material, but where the vertical peels sectionally have a shape that is a part of the lid. 45

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Hereby, it is achieved that the lid as a foldable unit can be collected to a unity, which on the outside will appear as a completely shaped lid. Further, the novel aspect is that the lid is made as a cast "hat" unit without vertical "peel" joints and without intermediate folding sections.

Hereby, it is achieved that an extra operation can be saved compared to the previous solution for manufacturing and shaping of a lid belonging to the urn.

Further, the novel aspect is that the lower edge of the lid is bent slightly inwardly, and where the corresponding upper edge of the urn has a trimming, which also bends inwardly for the establishment of a locking of the lid to the upper edge of the urn. Hereby, it is achieved that the lid can be more or less fixed to the top of the urn.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The invention is explained in details below with reference to the drawings, in which

Fig. 1 shows in a perspective view, a cast foldable unit of an urn, where the actual unit is unfolded, and where it is clear to see in silhouettes the vertical sectional shape of an urn, which is shown here in four sections with intermediate folding arrangements, of which there can be few or many dependent on the design.

By the folding, the urn will, from the outside, appear as a perfectly shaped urn.

Fig. 2 shows in a perspective view an urn with a lid, and where the shape and the outer surface of the urn indicate that it is collected by multiple, identical vertical sections or "peels", with no regard to the number.

The lid on this urn is fixed to the urn in that the edge of the lid sways inwards, and where, correspondingly, the urn in its upper edge or trimming also sways inwards an appropriate distance down from the top. 3

Fig. 3 shows in a perspective view a different embodiment than in Fig. 2, but where it is correspondingly constructed in varying numbers of vertical sections or "peels".

Detailed description of the Invention

Fig.1 shows an urn 1 according to the invention in a perspective view, where the urn 1 is made in a cast unit in an unfolded state. Here it is shown that the urn 1 consists of four sections 2, the number of which may be both fewer and more, constituting the outer cape of an urn 1 according to the invention and the sections of folding arrangements 3 between the sections of the outer cape 2. The folding sections 3 are concertina folds (pleated), where the gaps between the folds are thin close to the bottom 4 of the urn 1 , while its width is expanded in the direction towards the top 5 of the urn 1. When the urn 1 is folded in a unit as shown in Fig. 3, the folding arrangements 3 will be within the outer cape 2 of the urn 1 and will be visible within the inner volume of the urn 1. The urn 1 can be folded by moving the top of the sections in the direction towards the centre of the urn as shown by arrows A and B, where the bottom 4 of the urn 1 can be collected as a plane surface, which allows for the urn 1 to be placed on a plane surface without the risk of it being unstable. Fig. 3 shows the urn 1 of Fig. 1 in a collected state, where the sides of the sections 2 fit closely to the adjoining section 2 so that a joint 6 is created between the sections, which have the same contour as the outer surface of the sections 2 and the urn, which results in that the urn 1 is shaped in a jar shape. Fig. 2 shows an alternative version of an assembled or collected urn 10, which is assembled in a manner similar to the urn 1 as shown in Fig. 1 and 3. The urn 10 has a number of vertical sections 11 , which, when folded, constitute the outer surface of the urn 10, and the folding sections (not shown) are hidden from the surface and can be folded inside the inner volume of the urn 10. The joints 15 of the sections 11 have the same shape as the outer surface of the urn 10. Further, this urn 10 is provided with a lid 14, which is fixed or positioned on the top 13 of the urn 10, which in this case extends the outer surface of the urn 10 onto the lid 14.

From the invention it can be understood that the folding sections can be removed from the inner volume after the folding of the urn. Further, the folding sections may be pro- vided so that the joints between the vertical sections maintain its shape after folding by adhering or fixing the foldirig^sections in their folded state.