Funeral Service Merchandise Chapter 7 Flashcards
There are essentially how many cap styles
4
What are the 4 styles of casket cap styles
Perfection full-couch
Perfection Half-couch
Single Hinged Panel
Slip Panel
A casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit and which raises in one piece
Perfection Full Couch
A casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket
Perfection Half Couch
A casket in which the cap is in two pieces, the rim (ogee) and foot panel is one piece which is hinged to the top body molding and the head panel being the second piece which is hinged to the rim
Single Hinged
A casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be viewed from either side of the casket
Slip Panel
A casket having ends in the shape of a half circle
Elliptic Style
Which style resembles an antique bathtub
Elliptic Style
Which style shell is almost an exclusively feminine casket
Elliptic Style
A casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or body panels
Octagon
A casket shell design in which the sides and ends of the casket body flare out from bottom to top; the casket is narrower and shorter at the bottom than at the opening of the top
Flaring Square
A casket body style with the body sides at a 90 degree angle to the bottom
Vertical Side
A casket in which the body panels are at a 90 degree angle to the bottom and the corners from 90 degree angles
State Casket; Vertical Side Square
Casket design in which the body panels display the shape of an urn
Urnside
A _________ unit is a casket, almost always of metal or plastic polymer construction, that incorporates a rubber gasket, on the perimeter of the body ledge flange
Gasketed
The gasket is a one-piece molding of
rubber
The gasket is adhered to the
Body Ledge Flange
In the case of a half-couch casket, a ___________ lies atop the gasket channel found on the foot cap header
Secondary Transverse Gasket
When the casket is closed, the gaskets are held in place by
the ogee flange and, when applicable, the transverse gasket flange
Hinges connect the ____ to the body
Cap
A screw type fastener
Threaded Fastener
Gasket Compression is achieved by
tightening screws
What is the method of closure utilized by the Ziegler Case
Threaded Fastener
What are the two locking mechanisms found on gasketed caskets?
Sliding lock bar and the lever lock
Where is the sliding lock bar located?
Beneath and behind the casket body ledge
This has been designed to incorporate wedges and is attached to an assembly that allows the bar to travel back and forth
Sliding Lock Bar
A less expensive method by which the cap is drawn tightly to the body
Lever Lock
What are the two types of closure for non-gasketed caskets
Latch Closure and threaded Fastener
What method is used on wood caskets and on inexpensive metal caskets
Latch closure method
This is frequently used to close hinged cap caskets
Threaded Fasteners
A _________ extends from the crown into the ogee, where it is received by a threaded metal sleeve
Thumbscrew
Chemical compounds such as _____ or _____ function effectively as gaskets
Butyl Tape or epoxies
This method is commonly seen used to close two-piece infant caskets and burial vaults
Tongue and Groove
Made airtight; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering
Hermetically sealed
