Patent ID: 6898830

Claim:
A sealable casket having a memorabilia compartment, said casket comprising: a shell; at least one cap pivoted to said shell; said shell and at least one cap having respective confronting flanges; a first gasket disposed between said flanges of said shell and at least one cap to seal therebetween; a memorabilia compartment formed within said at least one cap and including an access opening and an interior; a removable cover positioned over said access opening; and a second gasket disposed between said cover and said at least one cap to seal therebetween; wherein said casket is a cut top casket and said at least one cap is a pair of caps: a head end cap and a foot end cap; wherein said cover is a face plate of a drawer movably mounted in one of said head end and foot end caps; wherein said drawer is movably mounted in said foot end cap; wherein said foot end cap includes a header wall and wherein said access opening is formed in said header wall; wherein said drawer is movable into and out of said foot end cap through said access opening in said header wall; wherein said second gasket is positioned against an outside surface of said header wall around said access opening; further comprising a drawer support within said foot end cap and mounted from an inside surface of said header wall; wherein said drawer support is an open-ended generally C-shaped channel.