Patent ID: 8918969

Claim:
A carrier for facilitating the carrying and transportation of a funerary container having a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces and a top surface, and a length and width and interior large enough to accommodate an un-cremated corpse, the carrier comprising a strap shaped base member having a length generally long enough to span the width of the funerary container, a width less than half of the length, and an upper surface sized and configured for receiving a portion of the bottom surface of the funerary container, an upstanding member having a lower end coupled to the base member and an upper end, the upstanding member extending in a plane generally perpendicular to the base member, wherein the upstanding member includes a central section, a first side section coupled to the central section at a first fold line and a second side section coupled to the central section at a second fold line, the first and the second side sections being disposed in planes that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to a plane in which the central section is disposed and a handle coupled to the upstanding member, the handle including a hand receiving surface engageable by the hand of a user.