Abstract: A combination casket and casket display comprises a reduced height casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, the side walls and end walls having lower edges, the bottom wall extending below the lower edges of the side walls and end walls, a casket lid closable on the reduced height casket shell, and a casket display base having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, the side walls and end walls having upper edges. The reduced height casket shell is supported by the casket display base such that the lower edges of the side walls and end walls of the reduced height casket shell are at about the same height as the upper edges of the side walls and end walls of the casket display base, and the bottom wall of the reduced height casket shell extends below the upper edges of the side walls and end walls of the casket display base so as to nest within the casket display base.

Abstract: A casket of wood and steel construction and method making the same. The casket has a channel formed in the steel and a plank is inlaid in the channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coffin, in particular a metal coffin with wooden structure. According to the present invention, a metal coffin has a coffin body (3) and a lid (2). The coffin body has at least one wooden strip (1) on at least one of the coffin body (3) and the lid (2). The wooden strip (1) can be located on an outer surface of at least one of the lid (2) and/or the coffin body (3). The metal coffin with wooden structure includes at least one groove on the lid (2) and the coffin body (3). By utilizing the wooden strips with decorative functions the level of coffin is highly improved.

Abstract: This invention relates to caskets. It is for caskets that can be fabricated in such a manner that they are adaptable to assembly at point of use. In the manufacture of caskets, the cost of transportation between assembly point and the mortician has continued to grow out of proportion to the cost of the casket. The unassembled or knocked down parts shipped directly to the mortician would reduce freight charges and storage space requirements. By assembly at the point of use it might well lead to lower funeral costs and a wider selection of casket types and styles for the public.

Abstract: Casket according to the teachings of the present invention is disclosed including, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, and a top. The parts of the casket are longitudinally, slidably interconnected together such that each successive part of the casket interfits and interlocks with the others. Thus the bottom, sides, ends, and top interfit in a fashion that the assembly of the top locks the bottom, sides, and ends and prevents movement of the bottom, sides, and ends in any direction to form a rigid, unitary, complete casket obviating the necessity of any further fastening elements of any kind. In the preferred embodiment, no hardware of any kind is required in the assembly of the casket. Therefore, the casket according to the teachings of the present invention meets certain religious requirements and allows a dignified burial while avoiding excessive costs.

Abstract: A combustible bed for a casket including a frame made of a combustible material, namely wood, and a fabric made of a combustible material, namely polypropylene, connected to the frame to provide a surface for supporting a body.