Abstract: A lid for the shell or base of a casket is disclosed, the lid being formed of corrugated fiberboard. Two components or sheets of the corrugated fiberboard are employed in the construction of the lid, a first component being extended substantially throughout the width of the lid and having the corrugations extended in a direction transversely of the lid, and the other component being adhesively secured to the first component and having its corrugations extended longitudinally of the lid.The lid is also provided with braces or reinforcing components in the form of transverse bridges applied to the underside of the assembled sheet components, the bridges being formed of corrugated fiberboard, having the corrugations thereof extended in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A casket lid and method of manufacture is disclosed. The lid is formed by cutting corrugated fiberboard to form a blank having a central section and end sections, the central section being scored on parallel lines extended longitudinally of the lid, and the central section is flexed on the score lines to provide a domed configuration.