Components of a Casket Shell- HARDWARE

Parts of HARDWARE

1. Lug (ear) 2. arm 3. bar 4. tip

Corner

an optional part of the hardware that is attached to the 4 corners of the body panels. corner hardware can add strength and rigidity, or act as lugs for continuous stationary bar handles. they also add eye appeal and frequently used to cover otherwise visible unfinished weld seams in less expensive caskets

Tip

decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that overs the exposed ends of the bar. caps off the bars ends. -the return tip, is a tip that is curved inward and is attached to the casket body panel

Stationary bar handles

full length and single varieties. it is a non-movable casket handle. -continuous stationary bar handle, appears to completely encircle the casket body using full-length cars on the caskets sides and single bars on the caskets ends, the gaps between handles at the caskets corners are concealed by corner hardware -the assembly does not incorporate the arm but rather the bar is attached directly to the lug

Swing bar handles

in both full length and single (individual) styles are movable casket handles with hinged arms

Bar

is what actually grips when lifting the casket, the part of the casket handle attached to the lug or arm which is grasped by the casketbearer.

Bail handle

single handle i which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit. it is attached directly to the body panel

Hardware

the handles, ornamental fixtures and their fittings that are attached to the casket shell -can be practical or asthetic

Arm

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

Lug (ear)

the part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body