Outer Burial Containers, Burial Vaults, and Other Caskets/Containers

Ziegler Case

A gasket-sealed container used for shipping or as an insert in a casket

Sectional Box

A grave liner consisting of 6 or 8 slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket

Concrete

A mixture of sand, gravel, water, and cement

Combination Unit

A unit or series of units which are designed to be used together as both a casket and as a permanent burial receptacle. (Typically seen in infant caskets)

Transfer Container

All commercial airlines and railways require some type of what

True

All vaults are outer burial containers, but not all outer burial containers are vaults

maintaining the structure and integrity of the grave

Although it is not required by federal law to purchase or use an outer burial container/vault, most cemeteries require such a purchase in the interest of what

No liner No seal No warranty No requirement to withstand 5000 lbs. pressure PSF

An Outer Burial container will meet only the minimum cemetery requirements, which are what

Transfer Container

An outer enclosure used for the protection of the casket and the casketed remains during transport

Vault

An outer enclosure which offers protection from the Earth's load as well as possessing sealing qualities. (Seal, liner, warranty, 5000lb pressure PSF required)

Grave Liner

An outer enclosure which offers protection from the Earth's load but does not have sealing qualities, and therefore offers no protection from the elements.

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.

False

Concrete becomes weaker as it continues to cure after being placed in the ground.

Base Dome Air seal closure method

Describe a metal vault's 2-piece construction

Base Cap 2000+ lbs Top seal closure method

Describe the concrete vault two-piece construction

May be reinforced Will have an interior lining Two-piece construction

Describe what a concrete vault consists of

Wire/Steel Meshing Steel Rebar

How may concrete vaults be reinforced

18" of soil at 4000+ lbs

How much does a vault support the Earth's load

No

Is there a state law requiring the purchase and/or use of outer burial containers or vaults

Wood box

Made entirely of wood and used to ship high-end caskets

Alternative Container

Nonmetal enclosure, without ornamentation or fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of dead human remains. Made of cardboard, pressed-wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas or other materials.

Specialty Caskets

Orthodox Jewish Caskets, "Gasketed" Wood caskets, Clergy/Priests Caskets, The Glass Sealer, Hand-crafted caskets/Coffins, Ecopod caskets, WhiteLight caskets are all examples of what

Transportation Purposes

Other containers are typically used for what

GPL

Outer Burial/Vault laws are one of the 6 mandatory disclosures on what

Combination Case

Particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover used to ship human remains (uncasketed)

Statement of goods and services

The reason for requirement of a vault or grave liner will need to be state in writing where, as to whether this requirement is the law or a cemetery requirement

Unfinished Wooden Box

Unornamented casket made of wood which does not have a fixed interior lining

End Seal

Utilized in above ground crypts in which one end will drop down and be sealed so a casket can be "slid" in for interment

Top Seal

Utilizes an epoxy compound in conjunction with a tongue-in-groove closure at the top of the vault.

Air Seal

Utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault

Double Seal

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

Water/Moisture Un-level grave space Bugs/Vermin

Vaults provide additional resistance from outside elements and/or subsoil conditions such as what

Concrete Wood

What are Grave Liners typically made of

36" by 92" 42" by 92"

What are the dimensions for a oversized adult vault

23" by 60"

What are the dimensions for a standard infant/child vault

None availabe

What are the dimensions for an oversized infant/child vault

30" wide 86" long 24.5" High

What are the dimensions for an standard adult vault

Single Double

What are the dimensions for urn vaults

7 10 12

What are the gauges that metal vaults are measure in

End Seal Double Seal

What are the least common closure methods for vaults

Air Seal Top Seal

What are the most common closure methods for vaults

Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Copper Galvanized

What are the various types of metal used in making metal vaults

Concrete Metal Polypropylene and Fiberglass

What are vaults constructed from

Protection from Equipment/grave stresses Static, differential, dynamic, and Impact loads

What are vaults typically used for

To protect from grave robbers

What is the historical purpose for outer burial containers

To support the Earth's load

What is the modern purpose for outer burial containers

Butyl

What is the most common epoxy compound

Steel

What is the most common material used in air seal vaults

Concrete

What is the most common material used to make a grave liner

Air Seal

What is the most common seal employed in polymer and fiberglass vaults

The Diving Bell Principle

What principle is associated with an Air Seal

Grave Box

What style of grave liner is: An outer enclosure with a single-unit base and a one-piece or two piece-cap

Asphalt Plastic (Polystyrene or ABS) Metal (SS, Copper, Bronze)

What types of lining are found in concrete vaults

Infant combo units

Where would one typically find polymer (polypropylene) and fiberglass vaults

Air Tray

Wood tray with a cardboard lid used to ship casketed human remains. (can also be used for person of size cremations)