Patent ID: 7882606

Claim:
A coffin carriage assembly comprising: first and second side rails each having front and rear portions, and further being laterally spaced apart; a front rail attached between the first and second side rails approximate the front portions thereof; a back rail attached between the first and second side rails approximate the rear portions thereof; a plurality of rollers attached with bearings to the first and second side rails between the front and back rails for receiving a coffin thereon, said rollers extending upwardly above the top of the first and second side rails; a rear support wall being hingedly connected to the back rail and moveable between a first open position and a second closed position, and further extending vertically upward in the first open position, and being horizontally oriented in the second closed position; a rear support pad connected to the rear support wall; and a retaining strap having retracted and extended positions for removably securing the coffin, and further being connected at a first end to the top of the rear support wall, and further extendable to a second position and releasably connected at a second end to the top of the front rail.