Casket having memorabilia compartment

A casket having a memorabilia compartment comprising:

• a shell;
• a cap closable upon said shell;
• a memorabilia drawer movably mounted within said cap, said drawer being movable to and between a display position and a storage position, the display position providing access to mourners paying respects to the deceased for placing personal effects and mementos in said drawer and providing display of the personal effects and mementos placed therein for viewing by the mourners, the storage position providing concealed storage of the personal effects and mementos placed therein;
• a retainer operably mounted to said cap which retains said drawer partially within said cap as said cap is moved from the storage position to the display position, thereby preventing said drawer from being completely withdrawn from said cap;
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• a magnetic latch operably mounted to said cap and a metallic object mounted to said drawer, said magnetic latch and metallic object cooperating to retain said drawer within said cap in the storage position, said magnetic latch and metallic object cooperating to release one from another upon a person's pressing inwardly on said drawer thereby releasing said drawer and permitting said drawer to be moved from the storage position to the display position.

A casket having a memorabilia compartment comprising:

• a shell;
• a cap closable upon said shell, said cap including a crown and a header panel at one end of said crown, said cap further including a frame mounted to the underside of said crown;
• a memorabilia drawer slidably mounted within said frame and slidable to and between a display position and a storage position through an opening in said header panel, said frame and drawer including cooperating tongue-in-groove joints for sliding movement therebetween;
• a retainer clip mounted to said header panel and positioned to contact an end wall of said drawer as said cap is moved from the storage position to the display position to prevent said drawer from being completely withdrawn from said cap;
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• a magnetic latch mounted to said cap and a metallic plate mounted to an end wall of said drawer, said magnetic latch and metallic plate cooperating to retain said drawer within said cap in the storage position and cooperating to release one from another upon a person's pressing inwardly on said drawer thereby permitting said drawer to be moved from the storage position to the display position.

A memorabilia compartment adapted to be installed into and form a part of a cap of a casket, said memorabilia compartment comprising:

• an arcuately shaped header panel having an opening therethrough, said opening including opposed lateral sides, said header panel forming a first end wall of a rectangular frame;
• a pair of frame side walls extending from said header panel, one of which is positioned laterally outboard of each said side of said header panel opening, said side walls having first ends connected to said header wall;
• a second frame end wall, said side walls having second ends connected to said second frame end wall;
• a memorabilia drawer slidably mounted within said frame, said frame and drawer including cooperating tongue-in-groove joints for sliding movement therebetween;
• a retainer clip mounted to said header panel and positioned to contact an end wall of said drawer as said cap is withdrawn from said frame to prevent said drawer from being completely withdrawn from said frame;
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• a magnetic latch mounted to said frame and a metallic plate mounted to an end wall of said drawer, said magnetic latch and metallic plate cooperating to retain said drawer within said frame and cooperating to release one from another upon a person's pressing inwardly on said drawer thereby permitting said drawer to be withdrawn from said frame.

A casket having a memorabilia compartment comprising:

• a shell including a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls;
• a cap closable upon said shell;
• a cover member supported by said shell, positioned at a foot end of said shell and adapted to cover the legs and lower torso of a deceased lying in said casket;
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• a memorabilia drawer movably mounted within said cover member and movable to and between a display position and a storage position, the display position providing access to mourners paying respects to the deceased for placing personal effects and mementos in said drawer and providing display of the personal effects and mementos placed therein for viewing by the mourners, the storage position providing concealed storage of the personal effects and mementos placed therein.

A casket having a memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and memorabilia of memorialization of a deceased, said casket comprising:

• a casket shell;
• a head end cap and a foot end cap closable upon said shell, said head end cap, when open, providing viewing of a head end of the deceased by mourners;
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• an openable and closable memorabilia compartment forming a part of said foot end cap, said memorabilia compartment being so positioned and configured as to provide convenient access to mourners paying respects to the deceased for placing personal effects and memorabilia therein for viewing by the mourners.

A casket having a memorabilia compartment, said casket comprising:

• a casket shell;
• a head end cap and a foot end cap closable upon said shell;
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• a memorabilia compartment forming a part of said foot end cap.

A casket having a memorabilia compartment, said casket comprising:

• a casket shell having an interior volume therein;
• a head end cover member covering a head end portion of said interior volume of said shell and a foot end cover member covering a foot end portion of said interior volume of said shell;
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• a memorabilia compartment forming a part of said foot end cover member.