Patent ID: 7404243

Claim:
A casket bier for supporting a casket, comprising: a base having a base top surface; a base support for supporting the base, a lower portion of the base support being adapted for positioning proximate a supporting surface for the bier; a first side attached to the base top surface, the first side having a first side inside surface; a second side attached to the base top surface, the second side having a second side inside surface; a cross member extending between the first side inside surface and the second side inside surface, the cross member having a front surface; and a top attached to the first side and the second side, the top having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface for supporting the casket thereon; the base top surface, the first side inside surface, the second side inside surface, the cross member inside front surface, and the lower surface of the top forming a display area; wherein the display area is illuminated by a light located within the display area.