F.S. Marketing-Chapter 10 Part 1 – Flashcards
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Arm
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The part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug (ear).
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Bail Handle
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A sinlge handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit.
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Bar
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That part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casketbearers.
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Base Molding
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Molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels.
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Body
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That portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom.
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Body Ledge (Top Body Molding)
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A molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels.
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Body Ledge Flange (Top Body Molding Flange)
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The horizontal portion of the top body molding (body ledge) where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets.
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Body Panels
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Compose the sides and ends of the casket shell.
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Bronze
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A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometime zinc comprising the other 10%. Common thickness: 32 oz. - 48 oz.
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Cap (Lid)
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The top most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie, and header.
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Cap Panel
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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.
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Casket (FTC)
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A rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, or like material and ornamented and lined with fabric.
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Cast Bronze
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Molten bronze poured into a mold and allowed to cool.
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Cast Hardware
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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.
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Coffin
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A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape. Widest a the shoulders and narrow at the feet. "Toe Pincher"
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Composition Board (Particle Board, Pressed Board, Fiberboard, Hardboard)
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Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size and shape of the particles of wood used.
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Copper
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A malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish brown color. Frequently used in construction of caskets, urns and vaults due to its non-corrosive qualities.
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Copper Deposit
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A casket made from a core of copper metal to which copper ions are combined by an electrolytic process.
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Corner
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An optional part of the hardware that is attached to the four corners of the body panel.
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Crown (Swell)
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The uppermost part of the cap, extending from rim to rim; everything above the rim.
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Ear (Lug)
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The part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body.
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Ferrous Metal
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Any metal formed from iron (steel or stainless steel).
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Galvanized
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Steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust. Measured in ounces per square foot Copper and bronze are non-ferrous
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Gasket Channel
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Found on the cut op gasketed caskets; is an integral part of the foot panel header on gasketed caskets; the function is to hold the transverse gasket to seal the space between the head and foot caps.
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Gauge
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A measurment of thickness of metals; the number of sheets of metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness.
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Hardware
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The handles, ornamental fixtures and their fittings that are attached to the casket shell.
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Hardwood
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Any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture; any deciduous tree (any tree that loses its leaves annually).
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Header (Cap Filler; Bridge)
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Component part of the cap/lid that is constructed into caskets that display a cut top; provides strength/rigidity at the point of transverse cut.
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Header Flange
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The turned under edge of horizontal portion of the header.
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Head Panel
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A component part of the casket interior which is inside the head portion of the cap; no distinction is made between the head panel and foot panel in full couch caskets.
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Laminates
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Made by uniting superimposed layers of different materials.
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Lug (Ear)
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The part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body.
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Non-ferrous Metal
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Any metal which is not formed from iron.
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Ogee (Rim)
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An "S" shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap.
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Ogee Flange (Rim Flange)
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The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the rim which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange (top body molding flange).
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Pie (Fishtail)
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The wedge-shaped portion of the cap (lid) at each end of the crown.
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Plastic
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A synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and the hardened.
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Plastic Extrusion
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A method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die.
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Plywood
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Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will always run the same direction.
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Polymer
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A compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight creating an extremely durable substance.
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Rim (Ogee)
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An "S" shaped molding that is component part of the casket cap.
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Rim Flange (Ogee Flange)
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The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the rim that comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange (top body molding flange).
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Salix (Select Hardwood)
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A casket constructed from many different species of wood (ex: poplar, cottonwood); somtimes referred to as salix or willow; the component parts of a single casket will not necessarily be constructed of the same species of wood.
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Shell
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The component part of the casket comprised of the cap (lid) and body of the casket.
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Softwood
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Any light, easily cut wood; cone bearing or coniferous.
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Solid Wood
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A product that, excepting some hardware components, is made from lumber cut into boards from te trunk of a tree; the casket shell has no components formed from wood by-products.
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Stainless Steel
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A metal alloy of steel, chromium, and sometimes nickel which is used in casket construction; noted for its ability to resist rust. Must have 11% chromium to be considered stainless steal.
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Stemped Hardware
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A hardware production method of lesser expense whereby the casket hardware sections are pressed out on a hydraulic press.
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Stationary Bar
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A non-moveable casket handle
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Tip
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The decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bar.
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Steel
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A metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and carbon; used in caskets it is low is carbon which keeps it soft and malleable; commercial steel cotains carbon in an amount up to 1.7% as an essential alloying constituent.
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Wood Veneer
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Created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to an inferior wood.
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Wrought Bronze
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Bronze metal rolled into sheets.
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Wrought Copper
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Copper metal rolled into sheets.
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Casket Companies
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Batesvilles Coffin Company: 1884 Becamed Batesville Casket Company: 1906 Aurora Casket Company founded in 1890 and began production in 1940
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1/3
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Oak comprises ___ of the U.S. sales of hardwood caskets.
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2%
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Walnut respresents only ___ of U.S. hardwood casket sales.
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Steel
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The most common of the metal meterials used for caskets.
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16 Gauge
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The heaviest and most expensive of steel caskets. Used to make caskets with rounded corners and urn shaped corners.
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18 Gauge
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Considered to be the middle weight of steel caskets.
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20 Gauge
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The lightest and least expensive of the steel caskets.
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300 Series
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The premium grade Highest known alloy content used in the manufacture of caskets.
