Mors 200 Arts Final - Funeral Service Merchandising- Cap Openings, Shell Designs, and Closure Methods Part 1

Perfection full-couch

Full couch

Perfection half-couch

Half-couch

Single hinged panel

Full hinge panel

Slip panel (Lift Panel)

Diagonal couch

Three-quarter couch

Priest casket

Reverse hinge

E

Distinguished betwen the varieties most commonly used today and the older version of these casket designs.

The ogee is an integral part of the cap, attached to the crown.

This prefix is usually dropped

The ogee portions of the cap were hinged independently of the crown and would fold outward and downward.

A casket in which the rim (ogee), crown and pies are formed as one unit and which raises in one piece.

Remains are seen head to foot, unless an inner foot panel is used to cover the lower half of the body.

Similar to the full couch perfection cut. Contains no inner foot panel; however, a “blanket” is used to cover the lower portion of the deceased.

One in which the entire lid is raised. The ogee is hinged along the entire front of the casket to fold out to display the interior of the casket.

A casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket.

Deceased is only seen from the waist up when viewed.

One in which the upper half of the deceased is viewed. The head panel is raised with the ogee hinged to fold out to display the interior of the casket.

A casket in which the cap is in two pieces, the rim (ogee) and foot panel is one piece which is hinged to the top body molding and the head panel being the second piece which is hinged to the rim (ogee).

Entire cap raises to allow casketing of the deceased.

Only the crown portion at the head end of the casket is open for viewing.

Extendovers and overthrows not commonly employed with this style.

Similar to the hinged panel except for the fact that both the head and foot panel are raised so that the remains may be viewed.

The cut dividing the head panel and the foot panel is made at a 45 degree angle to the shell of the casket instead of the usual 90 degree angle. This allows approximately 3/4 of the right side of the body of the deceased to be viewed, and approximately 1/2 of the left side is exposed.

Similar to the half couch except for the fact that 3/4 of the upper portion of the remains are viewed.

A casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be viewed from either side of the casket.

Commonly- Orthodox Jewish Aaron

Almost exclusively in wood caskets

Cap is not hinged to top body molding

Cap is held in place by dowels when closed

Similar to a priest casket

A casket in which the entire lid may be removed in order to view the body.

One in which the body is viewed from the deceased’s left side instead of the usual right side.

Categorized by the designs applied to the ends of the casket, the style of the casket corners, and the profiles of the casket body panels. Defined by the casket’s ends and corners and are best illustrated when viewed from above.

Elliptic

Octagon

Round-corner

Square-Corner

A casket having ends in the shape of a half circle. Resembles the shape of an antique bathtub.

Historically- almost exclusively a femimine casket

A casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or body panels.

Vast majority are inexpensive cloth-covered units.

Features a curved corner profile.

Slightly more expensive- increased amount of workmanship

Typically no corner hardward to conceal defects (corner weld seams must be carefully finished and smoothly blended with adjoining surfaces).

Side and end panels are perpendicular to one another, joined at a 90 degree angle. Square in shape.

One of the easiest and least costly to manufacture

Seams are easily concealed with corner hardware.

Flaring Square

Verticle side

State Casket

Urnside