Funeral Service Merchandising

Question 1

Air Seal

Answer 1

A method of closure that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault, often called the diving bell principle

Question 2

Air Tray

Answer 2

A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket

Question 3

Alloy

Answer 3

a substance composed of two or more metals

Question 4

Alternative Container

Answer 4

An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials

Question 5

Apron

Answer 5

The lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket and/or a component part of the throw (overlay) which extends downward into the body of the casket

Question 6

Arm

Answer 6

The part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug (ear)

Question 7

Average (mean)

Answer 7

The sum of a group of bumbers divided by the number of units

Question 8

Bail Handle

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Bar

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Base

Answer 10

The lower or supporting part of a monument. In some monuments, there may be a first, second, and third base

Question 11

Bed

Answer 11

The portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are placed

Question 12

Bench

Answer 12

A type of cemetery memorial consisting of a top piece supported by two standards; used to identify family burial plots or used in conjunction with a family monument

Question 13

Bevel Top Marker

Answer 13

A small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting tip

Question 14

Bier

Answer 14

Typically, a stand upon which a casket is placed for viewing and services, but sometimes a means of merchandise display

Question 15

Bi-Unit Pricing

Answer 15

A method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket

Question 16

Block

Answer 16

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots

Question 17

Body

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Body Ledge/Top Body Molding

Answer 18

A molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels

Question 19

Body Ledge Flange/Top Body Molding Flange

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Body Lining

Answer 20

Material which drapes the inside perimeter of the body of the casket

Question 21

Body Panels

Answer 21

Compose the side and ends of the casket shell

Question 22

Body Panels

Answer 22

Compose the sides and ends of the casket shell

Question 23

Bridge/Header/Cap Filler

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Broadcloth

Answer 24

A twilled, napped, woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finish

Question 25

Bronze

Answer 25

A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%

Question 26

Brushed Finish

Answer 26

Bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained

Question 27

Burial Casket

Answer 27

A casket which is sold for the purpose of interring or entombing with the dead human remains

Question 28

Cap/Lid

Answer 28

The top most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie and header

Question 29

Cap Panel

Answer 29

The focal part of the interior which fills the inside of the crown, sometimes bordered by the roll (cove); may be referred to as the panel

Question 30

Cash Advance Items

Answer 30

Any item of service or merchandise described to a purchaser as a "cash advance", "accommodation", "cash disbursement" or similar item

Question 31

Cash Discount

Answer 31

A reduction of the price given for payment of an account within the time limits established by the sale contract

Question 32

Casket

Answer 32

A rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, or like material and ornamented and lined with fabric

Question 33

Casket Display Equipment

Answer 33

Devices used to present casket in the selection room or visitation area. Typically, the distance from floor to bottom of caskets 26" to 30" or consistent with height of device used in visitation area

Question 34

Casket Liner

Answer 34

A removable metal unit that is placed inside a wooden casket shell to provide protective qualities

Question 35

Casket Rack

Answer 35

A device upon which caskets are placed, one on top of the other for display or storage

Question 36

Casket Stand/Casket Standard

Answer 36

The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection room

Question 37

Cast Bronze

Answer 37

Molten bronze poured into a mold and allowed to cool

Question 38

Cast Hardware

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Cemetery

Answer 39

An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition od dead human remains

Question 40

Cenotaph

Answer 40

A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present

Question 41

Church Truck

Answer 41

A wheeled collapsible support for the casket used in the funeral home, church , or home

Question 42

Coffin

Answer 42

A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape

Question 43

Columbarium

Answer 43

A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

Question 44

Combination Case/Combo

Answer 44

A transfer container consisting of a particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations

Question 45

Composition Board/ Particle Board/ Pressed Board/ Fiberboard/ Hardboard

Answer 45

Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size and shape of the particles of wood used

Question 46

Concrete Sectional/Sectional

Answer 46

A grave liner consisting of six or eight slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket

Question 47

Consecutive Method

Answer 47

Placing caskets for selection in their order of increasing or decreasing value