Funeral Service Merchandise Chapter 3

Question 1

The component parts of the casket comprised of the cap (lid) and body of the casket

Answer 1

Casket Shell

Question 2

The topmost potion of the casket shell

Answer 2

Cap

Question 3

What is included in the cap?

Answer 3

Ogee, Crown, Pie, and header

Question 4

Depending upon the particular style of casket, the cap will incorporate some or all of these

Answer 4

Ogee (Rim)
Crown
Pie (Fishtail)
Header (Bridge, cap filler)
Ogee Flange (Rim Flange)
Gasket Channel (Transverse Gasket Channel)
Header Flange (Bridge Flange, Cap Filler Flange)

Question 5

An S shaped molding that is a component of the casket cap

Answer 5

Ogee, rim

Question 6

The uppermost part of the cap, extending from rim to rim; considered to be everything above the rim

Answer 6

Crown

Question 7

The wedge shaped portion of the cap at each end of the crown

Answer 7

Pie, fishtail

Question 8

In which kind of casket is the header found?

Answer 8

Only in the caps of cut-top caskets

Question 9

That portion of the cap/lid that is constructed into caskets that display a cut top; provides strength and rigidity at the point of the transverse cut

Answer 9

Header; bridge; cap filler

Question 10

The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the rim which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange

Answer 10

Ogee Flange or Rim Flange

Question 11

On what type of casket is the Gasket channel found

Answer 11

Only on cut top gasketed caskets

Question 12

An integral part of the foot panel header on gasketed caskets that holds the transverse gasket to seal the space between the head and foot caps of the casket

Answer 12

Gasket Channel; Transverse Gasket Channel

Question 13

The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header

Answer 13

Header Flange, bridge flange, Cap filler flange

Question 14

A full couch casket cap utilizes only what?

Answer 14

Ogee Flange, Ogee, Crown, and pie

Question 15

That portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panels, base molding, and casket bottom

Answer 15

Body

Question 16

Depending on the exact style of the casket, the body will incorporate all or some of the following

Answer 16

Body ledge
End and side body panels
Base molding
Body ledge flange
Casket Bottom

Question 17

These compose the sides and ends of the casket

Answer 17

Body panels

Question 18

A molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels

Answer 18

Body ledge or top body molding

Question 19

The molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels

Answer 19

Base Molding

Question 20

The horizontal portion of the top body molding where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets

Answer 20

Body Ledge Flange or top body molding flange

Question 21

The handles, ornamental fixtures, and their fittings that are attached to the casket shell

Answer 21

Hardware

Question 22

The basic function of handles are to

Answer 22

enable easier handling and practical transport of the casket

Question 23

Casket handles can also contribute to this

Answer 23

Eye appeal

Question 24

Moveable casket handles with hinged arms

Answer 24

Swing Bar

Question 25

A non-moveable casket handle

Answer 25

Stationary Bar

Question 26

That part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body

Answer 26

Lug, ear

Question 27

The part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug

Answer 27

Arm

Question 28

That part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casketbearer

Answer 28

Bar

Question 29

The decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bas

Answer 29

Tip

Question 30

The stationary bar handle does not incorporate an arm, rather the bar is

Answer 30

attached to the lug

Question 31

The tip curves inward toward and is attached to the casket body panel

Answer 31

Return tup

Question 32

A single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit

Answer 32

Bail Handle

Question 33

Occasionally, a casket will appear to have no handles at all. This is frequently seen in

Answer 33

Some cremation containers and Orthodox Jewish caskets

Question 34

An optional part of the hardware that is attached to the four corners of the body panels

Answer 34

Corner

Question 35

The most expensive hardware production method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and then removed from the mold

Answer 35

Cast Hardware

Question 36

A hardware production method of lesser expense whereby the casket hardware sections are pressed out on a hydraulic press

Answer 36

Stamped hardware

Question 37

A method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die

Answer 37

Plastic extrusion molding process