1. Caskets
Cap Openings

2. 4 Basic Styles 1) perfection full-couch 2) perfection half-couch
3) single hinged panel
4) slip panel (slip top, priest casket)

3. Shell Designs 4 basic styles: 1) elliptic 2) octagon
3) round corner: “curved corner formed by the addition of a rounded corner piece that has been stamped or milled during the manufacturing process. The corner is welded in position.”
4) Square/miter corner: “sides and ends are joined at a 90 degree angle”

4. Body Panels
1) flaring square
2) vertical side
3) urnside

5. Cap Closure Gasket: Locking Mechanisms on Gasketed Caskets:
1) Sliding Lock Bar
2) Lever Lock
3) Threaded Fastener

6. Closing Mechanisms on Non-gasketed Caskets
1) Latch Closure
2) Threaded Fastener
3) Chemical Compounds: butyl tape or epoxies
4) Hermetically Sealed

7. Casket Sizes Metal: 23/24 X 78 inches (6 ½ feet) Wood: 22 X 75 inches
Interior height inches
Wood: 22 X 75 inches
Interior height inches
Oversize Caskets:
“X” = +2 inches width and +3 inches in length
“XX” = +4 inches width and +6 inches in length
Standard burial vault = 30 X 86 inches

8. Infant and Children’s Caskets
Range = 12 inches to 5 feet 6 inches
Increase in 6 inch increments.
Widths are proportional to length.
Vacuum-formed or injection-molded polymer plastics are common.
Many are combination units.