Ch.9- Interior Casket Components

Cap Panel

The focal part of the interior which fills the inside of the crown, sometimes bordered by the roll (cove); may be referred to as the panel.

Casket Bed Frame

The white protective cap is removed to expose the hexagon-shaped keyhole and insert a casket key to rotate the corkscrew, thereby raising or lowering the frame.

Foot panel

a component part of the casket interior which is inside the foot portion of the cap

Cove (rolling, puffing)

a component part of the casket interior which lines the rim (ogee) and surrounds the cap panel.

Fold (gimp)

a strip of metal, plastic, or cloth that is attached to the inside of the panel, covering the area at which point the roll (cove) is anchored

Mattress cover

interior cloth or material which covers the mattress or bedding of the casket

Casket Key

is simply a five-sixteenth-inch, hexagon-shaped allen wrench with a handle on it.

Body lining

material which drapes the inside perimeter of the body of the casket

Hinge cover (hinge skirt)

that portion of the casket interior covering the hinges that attach the casket cap to the casket body; usually extends from the roll and becomes a part of the body lining

Overlay (overthrow, throw)

the aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket

Apron of a Casket

the lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket and/or a component part of the throw (overlay) which extends downward into the body of the casket.

Extendover

the portion of the casket interior which extends over the top body molding (body ledge) for aesthetic value

bed of casket

the portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are placed