Other Caskets and Containers Flashcards
- Air trays and combination cases
- Orthodox jewish caskets
- Priest/clergy caskets
- Glass sealers
Other Caskets and Containers
An outer enclosure utilized for the protection of casketed remains during transportation.
Transfer Container
- Air trays
- Combination cases
Two Types of Transfer Containers
A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray wtih a cardboard covering for the casket.
- Specifically designed to protect the casket shipped via commercial airlines
- Usually have strap handles formed from nylon webbing to aid in handling.
Air Tray
A transfer container consisting of a particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations.
- Designed for uncasketed remains shipped by air
Combination Case (Combo)
Both air trays and combination cases must meet stringent construction and durability guidelines established by this association.
Air Transport Association (ATA)
Before shipping via airline became commonplace, human remains interred in a distant location were mots frequently shipped by rail. This protected those remains during transport.
- Today is used primarily when shipping human remains to certain foreign counrties that require one to be used to satisfy governmental requirements.
- Occasionally may be used as a grave liner.
Wood Box
Also necessary as part of some countries’ shipping regulations. A gasketed container which can be used as an insert into a casket or as a separate shipping container.
- Has no interior lining
- Sealed by compressing the gasket between the cap and the body by means of threaded fasteners
- United States- to contain remains in advanced stages of decomposition or dead from highly infectious diseases
- Many foreign countries- all incoming remains
Ziegler Case (Metal Case)
Judiac law dictates that the orthodox casket meet these requirements:
- The casket must be competely biodegradable; orthodox caskets are constructed of wood
- No metal products may be used in the casket
- Glues or adhesives must be vegetable-based, not animal-based.
- Orthodox caskets may not be constructed on the Sabbath or the Jewish holy days.
- Orthodox caskets are blessed by a rabbi and are sometimes constructed under rabbinical supervision.
Jewish Orthodox Caskets (Aaron)
- Poplar is by far the most commonly used raw material, followed by oak, pine, and cherry.
- Screws and nails are not allowed
- Joints are held together with blue and wood dowels
- Mattress or bed is cotton or wood wool
- Interior lining is frequently muslin or cotton crepe
- In an effort to return the body to the earth as quickly as possible, holes are found in the bottom of the casket.
Aarons are Always Constructed of Wood
- Avoid showy ostentation
- Cap openings- hinged-cap or slip panel
Aarons Tend to be Simple
Does not refer so must to a casket type as it does a cap style. Resembles a full couch but the cap is not hinged to the casket body, it is removed entirely.
- Deceased can be viewed from heat to foot from both sides of the casket simutaneously.
Clergy/Priest Casket
- Can be wood or metal
- Hinge cover is repaced with an extended body lining
- Edtendover completely encircles the top body molding
- Method of closure will vary depending on the presence or absence of a gasket and the individual manufacturer’s established fashion.
- If not readily available, funeral home can remove the cap from a half or full couch casket and order replacement body lining and extendover
Clergy Casket Description
What sets this casket apart from other metal caskets is the presence of a glass plate that covers the deceased within the casket.
- Plate surrounded by a metal frame is secured to a gasket on the top body molding flange by means of a dozen or more screws.
- Formed almost exclusively from higher quality non-ferrous metals.
The Glass Sealer
Historically been used by the US military in cases of severely traumatic death. To prevent any possible viewing of extremely disfigured remains, the inside surface of the glass plate was painted black before being secured to the casket body.
Blacked-Out Glass Sealer