Latch for casket lid

A casket having a lid latching assembly, comprising:

• first and second opposed side walls;
• a lid coupled to said first side wall and pivotable between an open position and a closed position;
• at least one hinge for pivotably coupling said lid to said first side wall;
• a latch housing at one of said second side wall and said lid, said latch housing defining a through-hole;
• an inner latch member movably disposed at said latch housing, said inner latch member having a through-hole that is generally aligned with said through-hole of said latch housing;
• a pin member at the other of said second side wall and said lid, wherein when said lid is in said closed position, said pin is aligned with said through-holes of said inner latch member and said latch housing, said pin member being sized to fit in said through-holes of said inner latch member and said latch housing, and said pin member having a retaining element;
• said inner latch member being movable between a pin-engaging position and a pin-disengaging position;
• a biasing member disposed at said latch housing, said biasing member configured to urge said inner latch member toward said pin-engaging position;
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• wherein when said lid is pivoted to said closed position, said pin member is disposed in said through-holes and said inner latch member is in said pin-engaging position, wherein a portion of said inner latch member engages said retaining element of said pin member to retain said pin member at said inner latch member to thereby retain said lid in said closed position.