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Assembly for forming a box, comprising a bottom wall, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and an upper wall, wherein the walls are each plate-shaped and provided with coupling parts directly cooperating with each other and situated in the plane of the plate in question. All walls have been obtaine

Assembly for forming a box, comprising a bottom wall, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and an upper wall, wherein the walls are each plate-shaped and provided with coupling parts directly cooperating with each other and situated in the plane of the plate in question. All walls have been obtained from the same plate material.

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What is claimed is: 1. A coffin for a deceased, comprising a bottom wall, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and an upper wall cooperating to define an interior for storing the deceased, wherein each of the walls is plate-shaped and defines a plane, each of at least a first and a second of said

What is claimed is: 1. A coffin for a deceased, comprising a bottom wall, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and an upper wall cooperating to define an interior for storing the deceased, wherein each of the walls is plate-shaped and defines a plane, each of at least a first and a second of said walls being provided with a plurality of coupling portions with the first wall comprising a first coupling portion disposed in the plane of the first wall and the second wall comprising a second coupling portion disposed in the plane of the second wall, said first coupling portion and second coupling portion directly cooperating with each other, wherein the first coupling portion comprises a slit extending through the first wall and the second coupling portion comprises a lip projecting from an edge of the second wall, the lip and the edge defining an aperture or slot having a width that is smaller than a thickness of the second wall, wherein the first wall comprises a recess contiguous to the slit for accommodation of at least a portion of the lip. 2. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein all of said walls comprise the same material. 3. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein the slit has a width corresponding with the thickness of the second wall. 4. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein the aperture or slot has a width that almost equals a thickness of the first wall at the location of the recess. 5. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall is the second wall and comprises said lip. 6. Coffin according to claim 5, wherein the lip also forms a handle. 7. Coffin according to claim 5, wherein one of the longitudinal walls is the first wall and wherein the bottom wall comprises a plurality of lips and each of the longitudinal walls is provided with a slit for each of the plurality of lips of the bottom wall. 8. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein one of the end walls is the first wall and one of the longitudinal walls is the second wall, and wherein each of the longitudinal walls comprises a plurality of lips at an end edge and each of the end walls comprises a plurality of slits for cooperation with the lips provided at the end edges of the longitudinal walls. 9. A coffin according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of lips at the end edges of the longitudinal walls have open ends that are upwardly oriented. 10. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein one of the longitudinal walls is the second wall and wherein each of the longitudinal walls has an upper edge comprising a plurality of lips and the upper wall is the first wall and comprises a plurality of slits cooperating therewith. 11. Coffin according to claim 1, wherein the walls are perfectly flat. 12. A coffin according to claim 1, wherein said at least first and second walls connect to each other by means of a snap connection defined by the first and second coupling portions. 13. Coffin according to claim 12, wherein the snap connection locks the first and second coupling portions. 14. A coffin according to claim 1, wherein the upper wall is disposable on both end walls. 15. A coffin according to claim 1, wherein said walls are adapted to be stacked onto each other in the shape of a package. 16. A coffin for a deceased, comprising a bottom wall, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and an upper wall, wherein the walls cooperate to define an interior for storing the deceased and are made of the same material, wherein at least a first and a second of the walls connect to each other by means of a snap connection, wherein the snap connection comprises a lip formed in one-piece with the first wall and which enters into a snap connection with a recess in the second wall, wherein the second wall is provided with a snap cam near the recess, wherein said recess in the second wall has a supporting plane for the lip and said recess is formed contiguous with a slit in the second wall, said slit comprising an elongated through hole for passing said lip, and said recess being located adjacent said elongated through hole. 17. A coffin according to claim 16, wherein the walls are free from portions protruding from main surfaces thereof. 18. Coffin according to claim 17, wherein said at least first and second walls enter into said snap connection by sliding. 19. A coffin according to claim 16, wherein the lip is resiliently deformable. 20. Coffin according to claim 19, wherein the lip can be resiliently bent aside with respect to a plane of the first wall. 21. Coffin according to claim 16, wherein the lip can spring back behind the snap cam in order to be locked. 22. Coffin according to claim 16, wherein said recess is located at a side of the second wall facing away from the first wall. 23. Coffin according to claim 16, wherein said walls are adapted to be stacked onto each other in the shape of a package.