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
