Shell and Hardware Flashcards
component parts consisting of the cap(s) and body
shell
top most part of casket shell
cap
portion of casket shell below the cap(s)
body
uppermost part; extends from rim to rim; everything above rim
crown
āsā shaped molding; ogee
rim
wedged shaped portion at end of each crown; fishtail
pie
found on half couch casket; medial portion of head and foot cap; face each other when cap is closed
header
turned under edge/horizontal portion of rim; comes in contact with gasket/top body molding flange; ogee flange
rim flange
found on half couch gasketed caskets; integral part of foot cap header; holds transverse gasket to seal space between head and foot caps
gasket channels
horizontal portion of top body molding; placement of gasket on protective caskets; body ledge flange
top body molding flange
molding along uppermost edge of body panel; body ledge
top body molding
sides and ends of casket shell
body panels
molding along lowermost edge of body panels
base molding
portion of casket body not visible
bottom
reinforcing grooves in bottom; adds strength on metal caskets
stiffeners
moveable casket handle made with a hinged arm
swing bar handle
runs entire length of each side body panel
full length swing bar handle
single handle placed along end and side body panels; one for each bearer; single swing bar handle
individual swing bar handle
nonmoveable bar handle
stationary bar handle
single handle; lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit
bail handle
attached to casket body; ear
lug
attaches bar to lug
arm
attached to arm/lug; grasped by bearers
bar
decorative/ornamental portion; found only on swing handle bars
tip
molten metal poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and removed from mold
cast hardware
sheets of metal pressed into hardware components on a hydraulic press
stamped hardware
method of molding plastic; inject molten plastic into a die
plastic extrusion molding hardware
