Patent ID: 7249403

Claim:
A casket comprising: a. a container designed and configured to receive the remains of a deceased, the container including at least one side panel including a first side adjoining an exterior space and a second side adjoining an interior space, the container further including at least one handle opening formed in the side panel and providing communication between the exterior space and the interior space, the handle opening including a top edge and a bottom edge; b. at least one handle positioned in the handle opening, the at least one handle including i. a top concave surface engaging the top edge of the handle opening, the top concave surface including a first upward extension on the exterior space and a second upward extension on the interior space; ii. a bottom concave surface engaging the bottom edge of the handle opening, the bottom concave surface including a first downward extension on the exterior space and a second downward extension on the interior space; and iii. a handle body connecting the second upward extension to the second downward extension.