MOR 333 4.1-4.3 Terms & S.G.

Traditional number of csakets

12 to 30

Distance between the floor to the bottom of the casket

26" - 30"

What are the standard interior dimensions of an outer burial container?

30"w X 86"l

Traditional square footage per casket

40 to 60 square feet

Mausoleum

A building containing crypts and niches for above ground burial

Priest casket

A casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be viewed from either side of the casket aka Slip Panel or Slip Top

Rental casket

A casket which is used as a temporary receptacle for dead human remains for the purpose of visitation and funeral, with the intention that the remains will be placed in some other suitable container for permanent disposition (often a cardboard rental casket insert), while the casket is intended to be reused for the same purpose

Slant Marker

A cemetery marker with a face that has an angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees in relationship to the terrain

Memorial Park

A cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush-to-the-ground type markers

Crypt

A chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person.

Church truck

A collapsible catafalque employed for church and home funerals.

Urn

A container for cremated remains; a vase with a foot or pedestal

Cremation container

A container into which a dead human body is placed prior to the cremation process. This container, along with the body, is then cremated.

Corrugated container

A container, used to hold a dead human body, which is constructed out of a type of cardboard that is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges

Fail safe liner

A device placed in the bottom of cremation caskets to prevent leakage of body fluids

Casket Rack

A device upon which two or three casket are placed, one on top of the other for display or storage

Direct cremation

A disposition of human remains by cremation without formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present.

Ziegler case (aka Metal Case)

A gasket-sealed container which can be used as an insert into a casket or a separate shipping container

Concrete sectional

A grave liner consisting of six or eight slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket

lawncrypt

A grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners which have been stacked one on top of the other; with the first person who dies being buried in the deepest grave liner with subsequent burials on top.

Plot

A group of grave spaces which are purchased under one title. The spaces (graves) in the plot, though usually side by side, may or may not be from the same section, block or lot

Pouch

A leak-resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids; used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death; sometimes called a "body bag".

World approach

A method of casket presentation in which caskets are grouped on the basis of materials; e.g. all copper caskets in one group, all wood caskets in another group, etc.

Air Seal

A method of sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault

Double seal

A method of sealing burial vaults that utilizes the principle of the air seal in conjunction with an epoxy material at the junction of the dome and the base of the vault

Upright monument

A monument that stands perpendicular in relationship to the surrounding terrain; two styles are vertical and horizontal

Niche

A recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains

Casket liner

A removable metal unit that is placed inside a wood casket shell to provide protective qualities; usually made of copper or bronze

Ossuary

A repository for bones or bone fragments

Flush marker

A small headstone which is set with its top even with the surrounding terrain; aka "grass" marker

Bevel top marker

A small headstone, set above ground with a slightly slanting top

Marker

A small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual graves

Columbarium

A structure room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

Section

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks.

Block

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots

Lot

A subdivision of a cemetery which consists of several grave spaces or interment spaces

Plastic

A synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and then hardened

Combination case

A transfer consisting of a particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations. Generally used to transport non-casketed human remains

Air tray

A transfer container consisting of a wood tray with a cardboard covering for the casket

Bench

A type of cemetery memorial consisting of a memorial of a top piece supported by two standards; used to identify family burial plots or used in conjunction with a family monument

Vertical tablet

A type of cemetery monument in which the tablet (die) is TALLER than it is WIDE

Horizontal tablet

A type of cemetery monument in which the tablet (die) is WIDER than it is TALL

The term defined by a transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket.

Air tray

Hermetically sealed

Airtight; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering.

The term defined by a non-metal receptacle or enclosure without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of cardboard, pressed-wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas or other material (FTC Definition)

Alternative container

Cemetery

An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human remains

Cremation casket

An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation

Monument

An erection of stone or other material commemorating the life, deeds or career of some deceased person

Grave

An excavation in the earth as a place of interment

Epitaph

An inscription is placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed.

Grave box

An outer enclosure consisting of a body and a one or two piece lid.

Transfer container

An outer enclosure utilized for the protection of casketed remains during transportation

Grave liner

An outer enclosure which offers protection for the earth load but without protection from the elements (i.e. sealing qualities)

Vault

An outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load as well as possessing sealing qualities

Alternative container

An unfinished wood box or non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of cardboard, pressed-wood, composition material (with or without an outside covering), or pouches of canvas or other material (FTC DEFINITION)

Unfinished wood box

An unornamented casket made of wood which does not have a fixed interior lining.

Scattering urn

An urn designed and marketed to hold the cremated remains for the usually brief period of time between the cremation and the subsequent scattering of the cremated remains.

Outer burial container

Any container which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket, including, but not limited to containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes and grave liners.

Combination unit

Any product consisting of a unit or a series of units which are designed or intended to be used together as both a casket and as a permanent burial receptacle. Commonly seen in a polymer or plastic infant casket/vault combination.

The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection process

Bier or casket stand

A device upon which two or three caskets are placed one on top of the other for display

Casket rack

The term defined by a transfer consisting of a particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations

Combination case

Static Forces (Weight)

Comprised of the weight of soil above the outer burial container as well as the forces exerted by the earth against the sides and bottom of the outer burial container

Placing caskets in the selection room in their order of increasing or decreasing value

Consecutive method

Three or four caskets utilized to educate the selecting party regarding the elements of casket construction

Demonstration or education group

Another name for a monument tablet.

Die

Illumination directly shining on an object

Direct lighting

The method of selling caskets whereby the funeral director remains in the selection room throughout the selection process

Direct selection room procedure

The illumination produced by a tubular electric discharge lamp; the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of a tube

Fluorescent lighting

Use of portions of caskets (1/2 1/4 or 1/8) in the selection room

Fractional display

Which type of monument material is the most durable?

Granite

Direct Lighting

Illumination directly shining on an object

Top seal

In burial vaults, a method of sealing that utilizes and epoxy compound in conjunction with a tongue-in-groove closure at the top of the vault

The illumination resulting from the glowing of a heated filament

Incandescent lighting

Reflected illumination of an object

Indirect lighting

The method of selling caskets whereby the funeral director does not stay in the selection room during the selection process.

Indirect selection room procedure

What is meant by a companion memorial?

It memorializes 2 people instead of 1.

Consecutive method

Placing caskets in the selection room in their order of increasing or decreasing value

What is the purpose of asphalt as a coating in a burial vault?

Reduces the concretes permeability

Indirect lighting

Reflected illumination of an object

Die

See: Tablet

Differential Forces (Weight)

Short in duration and can be quite heavy such as soil from the adjacent grave under excavation. Soil is removed after a few days, relieving the stress.

Keepsake urns

Small urns, often miniature replicas of a standard-sized urn, into which cremated remains can be placed and divided amongst other family members.

Impact Forces (Weight)

Sudden and powerful application of force on the outer burial container. Fill dirt being dumped on the outer burial container or when a mechanical tamper is used to pack down the soil in the grave.

What is the main purpose of an outer burial container?

Support the weight of the earth over the grave

Aron

The common name for a simple Jewish casket made complete of wood and contains no metal parts

Fluorescent lighting

The illumination produced by a tubular electric discharge lamp; the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of a tube

Incandescent lighting

The illumination resulting from the glowing of a heated filament

Base

The lower or supporting part of a monument; in some monuments, there may be a first, second or third base

Tablet

The main part of a monument; the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located; can be horizontal or vertical

Indirect selection room procedure

The method of selling caskets whereby the funeral director does not stay in the selection room during the selection process

Direct selection room procedure

The method of selling caskets whereby the funeral director remains in the selection room throughout the selection process

Casket stand (aka Casket standard)

The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection room

Sundry items

The various, miscellaneous items provided or used to complement the service of a funeral director (e.g. register books, acknowledgement cards, memorial folders/programs, religious paraphernalia, flag case, etc.)

Demonstration group (aka Educational Group)

Three or four caskets utilized to educate the selecting party regarding the elements of casket construction

Fractional display

Use of portions of caskets (1/2, 1/4, or 1/8) in the selection room rather than full-sized caskets

Dynamic Forces (Weight)

Varies in intensity and temporary. The weight of a dump truck driving over the grave or the force exerted by a backhoe as it excavates a nearby grave.

What is meant by a couch crypt in a mausoleum?

an arrangement in single and companion varieties in which the entombed casket lies parallel to the crypt front

Removable insert

see: Rental Casket Insert

What is meant by a cemetery plot?

the term used to describe a group of grave spaces which are purchased under one title.