Parts of the Casket
Casket handles consist of
1. Lug (ear) 2. Arm 3. Bar 4. Tip
Gasket Channel/Transverse Gasket Channel
Found on cut-top gasketed caskets; it is an integral part of the foot panel header on gasketed caskets;
Body of the casket
Portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panels, base molding, and casket bottom is the portion of the casket that actually receives and holds the body of the deceased.
Ogee
Sometimes called the rim, is an "S" shaped molding that is a component of the casket cap.
Cast Hardware
The most expensive hardware production method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and is then removed from the mold.
Cap (Lid)
The topmost portion of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie, and header.
Crown
The uppermost part of the cap, extending from rim to rim; it can also be considered everything (above the rim of the cap).
A full couch casket cap
Utilizes only the ogee flange, ogee, crown and pie
Bar
What one actually grips when lifting the casket: that part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm which is grasped by the casketbearer.
Stamped Hardware
a hardware production method of lesser expense whereby the casket hardware sections are pressed out on a hydraulic press
Plastic Extrusion Molding
a method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die
Body ledge (top body molding)
a molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels
Stationary Bar
a non-moveable casket handle
Casket Shell
a term that refers collectively to the component parts of the casket comprised of the cap (lid) and body of the casket.
Casket corner
an optional part of the hardware that is attached to the four corners of the body panels.
Orthodox Jewish
casket with no handles occasionally appears
Hardware components of metal
cast or stamped
Wood, Metal, and plastic
commonly used to produce casket hardware
Body Panels
compose the sides and ends of the casket
Stamped Hardware components
found on less expensive caskets
Body's Base Molding
molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels
Swing Bar
moveable casket handles with hinged arms
Hardware
refers to the handles ornamental fixtures, and their fittings that are attached to the casket shell.
Header/Bridge/Cap Filler
that portion of the cap/lid that is constructed into caskets that display a cut top; provides strength/rigidity at the point of the transverse cut
Tip
the decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bar
Body ledge flange (top body molding flange)
the horizontal portion of the top body molding (body ledge) where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets
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
Return tip
the tip curves inward toward and is attached to the casket body panel
Header flange (bridge flange, cap filler flange)
the turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header
Pie (Fishtail)
the wedge shaped portion of the cap (lid) at each end of the crown, and is actually a part of the crown.
Function of gasket channel
to hold the transverse gasket to seal the space between the head and foot caps of the casket.
