Funeral Service Merchandise Chapter 3 Flashcards
The component parts of the casket comprised of the cap (lid) and body of the casket
Casket Shell
The topmost potion of the casket shell
Cap
What is included in the cap?
Ogee, Crown, Pie, and header
Depending upon the particular style of casket, the cap will incorporate some or all of these
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)
An S shaped molding that is a component of the casket cap
Ogee, rim
The uppermost part of the cap, extending from rim to rim; considered to be everything above the rim
Crown
The wedge shaped portion of the cap at each end of the crown
Pie, fishtail
In which kind of casket is the header found?
Only in the caps of cut-top caskets
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
Header; bridge; cap filler
The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the rim which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange
Ogee Flange or Rim Flange
On what type of casket is the Gasket channel found
Only on cut top gasketed caskets
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
Gasket Channel; Transverse Gasket Channel
The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header
Header Flange, bridge flange, Cap filler flange
A full couch casket cap utilizes only what?
Ogee Flange, Ogee, Crown, and pie
That portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panels, base molding, and casket bottom
Body
Depending on the exact style of the casket, the body will incorporate all or some of the following
Body ledge End and side body panels Base molding Body ledge flange Casket Bottom
These compose the sides and ends of the casket
Body panels
A molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels
Body ledge or top body molding
The molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels
Base Molding
The horizontal portion of the top body molding where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets
Body Ledge Flange or top body molding flange
The handles, ornamental fixtures, and their fittings that are attached to the casket shell
Hardware
The basic function of handles are to
enable easier handling and practical transport of the casket
Casket handles can also contribute to this
Eye appeal
Moveable casket handles with hinged arms
Swing Bar
A non-moveable casket handle
Stationary Bar
That part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body
Lug, ear
The part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug
Arm
That part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casketbearer
Bar
The decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bas
Tip
The stationary bar handle does not incorporate an arm, rather the bar is
attached to the lug
The tip curves inward toward and is attached to the casket body panel
Return tup
A single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit
Bail Handle
Occasionally, a casket will appear to have no handles at all. This is frequently seen in
Some cremation containers and Orthodox Jewish caskets
An optional part of the hardware that is attached to the four corners of the body panels
Corner
The most expensive hardware production method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and then removed from the mold
Cast Hardware
A hardware production method of lesser expense whereby the casket hardware sections are pressed out on a hydraulic press
Stamped hardware
A method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die
Plastic extrusion molding process
