Patent ID: 8127414

Claim:
A casket comprising: an outer shell comprising a base, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, a pair of opposing endwalls extending upwardly from the base and connected to the pair of opposing sidewalls, at least one lid connected to at least one of the pair of opposing sidewalls and adapted to be moved between an opened position and a closed position, and a plurality of rollers carried by the base, wherein at least one of the opposing sidewalls or opposing endwalls is adapted to be moved between an opened position and a closed position, and an inner shell comprising a tray member including a base, a pair of opposing ridges extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the base and adapted to space the bottom surface of the base from the earth to allow for burial strap removal during interment, the ridges allowing the bottom surface of the base to slidably cooperate with the plurality of rollers for removable placement of the inner shell in the outer shell, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending upwardly from the base and a pair of opposing endwalls extending upwardly from the base and connected to the pair of opposing sidewalls, a lid member adapted to overlie the tray member, at least one fastener member including a pair of opposing end portions, the at least one fastener member adapted to engage a portion of the lid member and a portion of the tray member, the pair of opposing end portions of the at least one fastener member adapted to engage one another to fasten the lid member to the tray member.