Component Parts of Caskets

Roll

AKA Cove, Puffing part of the casket interior that lines the rim (ogee) and and surrounds the cap panel

Lug

AKA the Ear, the part of the handle attached to the casket body

Fold

AKA the Gimp a strip of metal, plastic, or fabric covering the area where the roll (cove) is anchored.

Handle

AKA the bar

Overlay Skirt

Also called the Apron, a component part of the throw, which extends downward into the casket

Cap

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

Overlay

also called the throw. the aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket

Pie

also known as the Fishtail, the wedge-shaped portion of the cap

Rim

also known as the Ogee.

Ogee

also known as the Rim, an "s" shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap

Perfection Full Couch

casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit which raises in one piece

Tip

decorative part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bar

Top Body Molding

molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels

Swing bar

movable casket handle with a hinged arm

Stationary Bar

non-movable casket handle

Bridge

part of the lid in a half-couch casket that ends one section and begins another

Extendover

portion of the interior which extends over the top body molding outside the casket

Shell

the component parts that compose the cap and the lid

Arm

the part of the handle that attaches the bar to the lug

Crown

uppermost part of the cap