Funeral Home Management & Merchandising Week 4

Types Closure method

1. End lock 2. Side lock (front lock) 3. Lever lock Threaded fasteners

Gasketed Closure method

1. Gasket 2. Hinges 3. Locking mechanism

Non gasketed closure method

1. Latch closure 2. Threaded fasteners 3. Chemical compounds 4. Hermetically sealed

Infant and children's Caskets

1. Materials used are similar to or the same as adult caskets 2. Some infant caskets may have the exterior finished with crepe or satin 3.Dimensions vary 4. Sizes increase in increments of 6 inches in length 5. Widths are made proportionately to length

Styles of Casket Cap or Lid Openings

1. Perfection couch 2. Perfection half couch 3. Perfection full couch 4. Single hinged panel 5. Slip panel (slip top) 6. Diagonal Couch ("45") 7. Lift panel 8. Reverse hinge 9. Priest Casket 10. Eternity Bed

Over size or extra size casket

1. Width increases in increments of 2 inches 2. Each step in width increase is measured by an "x"; X=2 inches 3. Length increases in increments of 3 inches 4. Oversize caskets may require the use of an oversize outer burial container

Iron

A metal that is aid to be ferrous is known as

True

A shell manufactured in the elliptic style will appear a casket having ends in the shape of a half circle.

True

A slip-panel cap may be completely removed from the casket.

Yes (True)

A tapestry has a picture, while a brocase has a raised design

Embossed

A type of raised designed used on a casket exterior

Flaring oval

All are side (body panel) shell designs, EXCEPT

False

An octagonal shell design has 6 body panels

casket & Outer burial container

An oversize _________ may require the use of an oversized ___________ ________ ________

Lug

Another term for the ear is the:

brushed

Bare metal that has been scratched with an abrasive material and finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained.

6"

Children's caskets increase in length by increments of

True

Generally speaking, round - corner caskets are more expensive than square - cornered caskets.

False

It is perfectly acceptable for a funeral director to allow a family to select a casket before the funeral director has had a chance to ascertain the actual size of the remains.

Yes (True)

Mohair, an exterior material, comes from the hair of the Angora goat

True

Most casket manufacturers produce metal units with an average interior width of 23-24 inches, an average length of 78 inches, and an interior height between 16 and 24 inches.

Ounces per square foot

Non-ferrous caskets are measured in terms of:

Redwood

Of the following, which is not a hardwood

True

Oversize casket dimensions increase incrementally by 2 inches in width and 3 inches in length, each "step" increase in size represented by an "X"

Eternity bed

Similar to the "full couch perfection cut", this casket contains no inner foot panel. However, a blanket is used to cover the lower portion of the deceased

86 & 30

Standard interior dimensions of a burial vault measure ____ inches long by _____ inches wide.

Diagonal couch

The "45" casket, so named because of its opening style, is also known as:

SLIDING LOCK BAR & LEVER LOCK

The ________ ________ ________ and the __________ _________ are the two most common methods used to secure closure of gasketed caskets.

Perfection half couch

The __________ ___________ _________ is a casket in which the ogee, crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket

Yes (True)

The apron is a component part of the throw

No (False)

The crown is a component part of the body

27"

The dimensions of a particular steel casket are 6' 6" long and 23" wide. A casket invoiced as 6' 6" XX would be how many inches wide?

No (False)

The gasket and gasket channel are component parts of the casket body

transverse

The gasket is adhered to the body ledge flange; in the case of a half couch casket, a secondary __________ gasket lies atop the gasket channel found on the foot cap header.

bonderizing

The introduction of manganese is an electrolytic process to foster resistance to corrosion on a steel casket

Yes (true)

The ogee is an "s" shaped gutter that is a component part of the casket cap

Wood veneer

The result of a process whereby a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain is attached to an inferior wood.

26"

The standard adult wood casket increases in width by XX. What would it's width be?

Cap

The topmost part of the casket is the:

Hardwood

The wood of any broad leaved tree as distinguished from a conifer.

Copper

This metal is malleable, ductile and has a reddish-brown color:

crepe and satin

Two interior materials that can also be used on the exterior of infant caskets

tufted

Two pieces of material with filling in between and a guze-like backing known as "domet."

Masselin

Upholstery material consisting of pressed paper in a sheet form

True

Urnside casket shell designs may have either square or round corners.

True

Use of an oversize outer burial container may result in the need to utilize more than one standard grave space.

No (False)

Velvet is usually interior material on inexpensive caskets while crepe is used on very expensive caskets

Yes (true)

Velvet may be crushed

True

Wood caskets have average inside dimensions of 75 inches in length and 22 inches in width, and approx. 16-22 inches interior height

Hammertone

a sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal (as if struck by a ballpeen hammer); the 'indentations' are in the paint and appear as the paint dries; usually found on inexpensive caskets

Shell Designs - Side (Body Panel) Types (III)

flaring side square; vertical side square/state casket; urnside, Vertical side

Closure Methods

gasketed and non-gasketed and Types

Casket sizes

measurements are stated according to inside dimensions and vary between manufacturers. Measure the deceased from elbow to elbow.

Shell Designs Ends and Corners

square; round; octagon; elliptic

Galvanized

steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust