CASKET

1 . A casket comprising:

a shell and a cover;

said shell having a bottom panel and a side wall, said side wall having a plurality of bent corners with at least a portion of each bent corner being seamless.

2 . The casket of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of bent corners each has a cut-out section.

3 . The casket of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of bent corners is completely seamless.

4 . The casket of claim 3 , wherein each of said plurality of bent corners is roller bent without a seam.

5 . The casket of claim 4 , wherein said side wall is a single piece of sheet metal with only one joining seam.

6 . The casket of claim 5 , wherein said one joining seam is a welded seam welded from inside with a weld bead inside said shell.

7 . The casket of claim 4 , wherein said side wall is two pieces of sheet metal with only two joining seams.

8 . The casket of claim 7 , wherein said two joining seams are welded seams welded from inside with weld beads inside said shell.

9 . The casket of claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of said side wall has a J-shaped portion with at least a portion of said bottom panel located within said J-shaped section of said side wall.

10 . The casket of claim 9 , wherein said bottom panel has an inverted U-shaped section adjacent said side wall with at least part of said U-shaped section located within said J-shaped section of said side wall.

11 . The casket of claim 9 , farther comprising a sealant located between a portion of said bottom panel and a portion of said side wall within said J-shaped section.

12 . The casket of claim 1 , wherein said shell and said cover are a copper-plated steel shell and a copper-plated steel cover.

13 . A casket comprising:

a shell and a cover;

said shell having a bottom panel and a plurality of side walls, said bottom panel and said plurality of side walls being integral and stamped from a single piece of sheet metal.

14 . The casket of claim 13 , wherein said plurality of side walls are bent at a generally 90 degree angle to said bottom panel forming a plurality of corners between said plurality of side walls.

15 . The casket of claim 14 , wherein said plurality of corners each has a welded seam, said welded seam welded from inside and having a weld bead inside said shell.

16 . The casket of claim 13 , wherein said shell and said cover are a copper-plated steel shell and a copper-plated steel cover.

17 . A process for making a casket, the process comprising:

forming a bottom panel from a first piece of sheet metal;

forming a cover from a second piece of sheet metal;

stretch roller bending a third piece of sheet metal to form a panel with a plurality of seamless corners;

joining at least two opposed edges of the panel to form a generally rectangular casket sidewall;

attaching the bottom panel to the casket sidewall; and

attaching the cover to the casket sidewall.

18 . The process of claim 17 , wherein the joining of the at least two opposed edges of the panel is performed by welding the edges from inside of the casket sidewall.

19 . The process of claim 18 , farther including hemming a bottom edge of the casket sidewall to form a tab extending in an inwardly direction, the bottom panel extending over the tab when attached to the casket sidewall.

20 . A process for making a casket, the process comprising:

forming a bottom panel from a first piece of sheet metal;

forming a cover from a second piece of sheet metal;

removing a plurality of sections from a third piece of sheet metal to form a panel with a plurality of cut-out sections;

bending the panel to produce a plurality of bent corners with each bent corner having one of said cut-out sections and a seam;

joining at least two opposed edges of the panel to form a generally rectangular casket sidewall;

attaching the bottom panel to the casket sidewall; and

attaching the cover to the casket sidewall.

21 . The process of claim 20 , further including welding the seam of each bent corner from inside the casket sidewall.

22 . The process of claim 20 , further including applying a sealant between the bottom panel and the casket sidewall.