Shell and Hardware

Question 1

component parts consisting of the cap(s) and body

Answer 1

shell

Question 2

top most part of casket shell

Answer 2

cap

Question 3

portion of casket shell below the cap(s)

Answer 3

body

Question 4

uppermost part; extends from rim to rim; everything above rim

Answer 4

crown

Question 5

”s” shaped molding; ogee

Answer 5

rim

Question 6

wedged shaped portion at end of each crown; fishtail

Answer 6

pie

Question 7

found on half couch casket; medial portion of head and foot cap; face each other when cap is closed

Answer 7

header

Question 8

turned under edge/horizontal portion of rim; comes in contact with gasket/top body molding flange; ogee flange

Answer 8

rim flange

Question 9

found on half couch gasketed caskets; integral part of foot cap header; holds transverse gasket to seal space between head and foot caps

Answer 9

gasket channels

Question 10

horizontal portion of top body molding; placement of gasket on protective caskets; body ledge flange

Answer 10

top body molding flange

Question 11

molding along uppermost edge of body panel; body ledge

Answer 11

top body molding

Question 12

sides and ends of casket shell

Answer 12

body panels

Question 13

molding along lowermost edge of body panels

Answer 13

base molding

Question 14

portion of casket body not visible

Answer 14

bottom

Question 15

reinforcing grooves in bottom; adds strength on metal caskets

Answer 15

stiffeners

Question 16

moveable casket handle made with a hinged arm

Answer 16

swing bar handle

Question 17

runs entire length of each side body panel

Answer 17

full length swing bar handle

Question 18

single handle placed along end and side body panels; one for each bearer; single swing bar handle

Answer 18

individual swing bar handle

Question 19

nonmoveable bar handle

Answer 19

stationary bar handle

Question 20

single handle; lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit

Answer 20

bail handle

Question 21

attached to casket body; ear

Answer 21

lug

Question 22

attaches bar to lug

Answer 22

arm

Question 23

attached to arm/lug; grasped by bearers

Answer 23

bar

Question 24

decorative/ornamental portion; found only on swing handle bars

Answer 24

tip

Question 25

molten metal poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and removed from mold

Answer 25

cast hardware

Question 26

sheets of metal pressed into hardware components on a hydraulic press

Answer 26

stamped hardware

Question 27

method of molding plastic; inject molten plastic into a die

Answer 27

plastic extrusion molding hardware