Funeral Merchandising: Casket Hardware

Swing bars

A moveable casket handle with a hinged arm.

Stationary bars

A moveable casket handle.

Bail handle

A single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined into one unit.

Corner

An optional part of the casket hardware that is attached to four corners of the body panel.

Possible capstone word for lug/ear

Escutcheon. "Ornamental plate"

Swing bars can be

Full length Or, Individual

Stationary bars can be

Full length Or, Individual

Plastic extrusion

Method of forming items by injecting molten plastic into a die.

Stamped metal hardware

Production method where the hardware sections are pressed out in a hydraulic press.

Handle types:

Swing bar Stationary bar Bail handle

Tip

The decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bar.

Hardware

The handles, ornamental fixtures, and their fittings, that are attached to the casket shell.

Cast metal hardware

The most expensive method in which molten metal is poured into a mold and allowed to cool.

Arm

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

Lug/Ear

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

Bar

The part of the casket handle, attached to the lug (stationary) or arm (swing), which is grasped by the casket bearer.