#$%^&*AU2019250098A120200430.pdf#####CASKET AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION ABSTRACT A method of manufacturing caskets (10), comprising the steps of: providing a casket shell (14) including opposite side walls (18, 20) and opposite end walls (24, 26), a bottom wall (30) and a lid (36, 40); forming at least one of the side walls (18, 20) and end walls (24, 26) with a contoured surface by molding a medium density fiber board between co-acting mold walls; and assembling the side walls (18, 20), the end walls (24, 26), the bottom wall (30) and the lid (36, 40) into an openable box.1/3 NL -. 5 /kLf lT;~/ ~ 1/b!'; j)('/j~ ~!j/{4 CL I / V />;en fi.3 cn' t,