Patent ID: 8601653
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A casket shell assembly comprising: a casket including a cover; a shell having a perimeter wall, an open top, and an open bottom, said shell being configured for receiving said casket through said open top; a lip coupled to and extending inwardly from an inner surface of said perimeter wall of said shell whereby said lip supports said casket when said casket is inserted into said shell through said open top of said shell; a lid coupled to said perimeter wall, said lid selectively covering said open top of said shell when said lid is in a closed position; and a plurality of straps positioned in said shell, said straps extending between said shell and the casket, each of said straps having opposite free ends extending through said open top of said shell whereby said straps facilitate lifting of the casket from said shell.