Merchandsing Flashcards
Air seal
A method of closure that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault is often called the diving bell principle.
Air tray
Transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering the casket.
Alloy
A substance composed of two or more metals
Alternative container
An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains
Apron
The lining is attached to the undersurface of the food panel of the casket and a component part of the throw (overlay) extends down into the body of the casket.
Arm
The part of the casket that attaches the bar to the lug (ear)
Average (mean)
The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of units
Bail handle
A single handle is in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit
Bar
The part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, is grasped by the casket bearer.
Base
The lower or supporting part of the monument
Bed
The portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are placed.
Bevel top marker
A small headstone, set above the ground, with a slightly slanting top.
Bier
A stand upon which the casket is placed for viewing and services. Can sometimes mean merchandise display.
Bi- Unit pricing
A method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket.
Block
A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots.
Body
That portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom.
Body ledge (top body molding)
Molding along the uppermost ledge of the body panels.
Body ledge flange (top body molding flange)
The horizontal portion of the top body molding (body ledge) where the gasket is placed on the gasketed casekts.
Body lining
Materials that drape the inside perimeter of the body of the casket.
Body panels
Compose the sides and ends of the casket shell.
Bridge (header, cap filler)
Component part of cap/lid that is constructed into caskets that display a cut top; provides strength/ rigidity at the point of the transverse cut.
Broadcloth
A twilled, napped woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finish.
Bronze
A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%
Brushed Finish
Bare metal is scratched with abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained.
Cap (lid)
The topmost part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie and header.
Cap panel
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.
Cash advance items
Any items of service or merchandise described to a purchaser as a “cash advance”, “accommodation”,”cash disbursement”,
Cash discount
A reduction of the price given for payment of the account within the time limits established by the sales contract.
Casket display equipment
Devices used to present caskets in the selection room or visitation area. Distance from the floor to the bottom of the caskets 26” to 30”.
Casket Liner
A removable metal unit is placed inside a wooden casket shell to provide protective qualities.
Casket rack
A device upon which casket is placed, one on top of the other, for display or storage.
Casket stand
The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection room.
Cenotaph
A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body, not present.
Church truck
Wheeled collapsible support for the casket used in the funeral home, church, or home
Coffin
A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape
Columbarium
A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains
Combination case
Transfer container consisting of particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations.
Composition board (partial board, pressed board, fiberboard, hardboard)
Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the side and shape of particles of wood used.
Concrete sectional (sectional)
A grave liner consisting of six or eight slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket.
Consecutive method
Placing the casket for a selection in their order of increasing or decreasing value.
Consignment
To give to the agent to be cared for or sold. Example: The funeral director has merchandise to display but does not pay for it until its sold.
Copper
A malleable ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color
Corner
An optional part of the casket hardware that is attached to the four corners of the body panel
Corrugated container
A container used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate fold and ridges.
Cove (roll, puffing)
A component part of the casket interior which lines the rim (ogee) and surrounds the cap panel
Crepe
A think crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool
Crinkled finish
An exterior casket finish in which the metal is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries; usually used on less expensive caskets
Crushed interior
A form of casket interior created by placing the lining material on a metal form, weights added, the material steamed, and then attached to the suitable upholstery (backing) material.
Direct cremation
A disposition of human remains by cremation without a formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present.
Direct lighting
Illumination directly shining on an object.
