FR2809614A1 - Tombstone has two superimposed stone sections defining chamber to receive container with ashes of deceased - Google Patents

Abstract

The tombstone has two superimposed sections (3,4) at least one of which has a cut out (30,40) or recess. When the two sections are superimposed the recesses define a chamber to receive a container (2) for the ashes of the deceased. The upper section can have a surface to carry information about the deceased. The stone sections can have handles to aid transport. The two sections can be identical.

Description

The present invention relates to a funeral plaque device intended to contain ashes from cremation.

After the cremation of a deceased person, the ashes of this person are generally collected in a funeral urn, which is entrusted to the family who can dispose of it as they please.

There are many types of funeral urns, the differences of which are mainly due to the nature of the place where they are placed.

Thus, some are intended to be buried and consist only of a simple container which is, possibly, made of a degradable material. Others are intended to be placed either in a cemetery on the grave of a loved one or in a place reserved for this purpose, or, which happens more and more frequently, in the dwelling house of a family member of the deceased.

However, for the most part these urns do not have an aesthetic allowing them to be exposed anywhere. Also, the present invention aims to provide a funeral plate device intended to contain the ashes from the cremation.

The funeral plaque device intended to contain the ashes from the cremation according to the invention is essentially characterized in that it comprises two superimposable elements, at least one of which includes a recess, the superimposition of said elements allowing via of said recess or by comparing two recesses if each of said elements includes one, to create a housing capable of being closed and intended to contain the ashes of at least one person, possibly contained in at least one container.

According to an additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, at least the upper element has a planar, or substantially planar, portion intended to receive a decor and / or information concerning the deceased.

According to another additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, it comprises fixing means allowing the two elements to be joined in a reversible manner. According to another additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, it comprises gripping means facilitating its transport.

According to a particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the two elements are identical, one being turned over on the other.

According to an additional characteristic of the particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, it is in the form of a parallelepiped, the walls of the two elements intended to come into contact with one another making an angle with the walls who are opposed to them.

According to another additional characteristic of the particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the elements have a cross section in the shape of a right triangle, their superposition making it possible to obtain a right parallelepiped.

According to another embodiment of the device according to the invention, only the lower element has a recess, the edge of the latter being configured to partially or entirely accommodate the upper element.

The advantages and characteristics of the device according to the invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which relates to the appended drawing, which represents several non-limiting embodiments.

In the accompanying drawing - Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective and exploded view of a first embodiment of a funeral plaque device intended to contain ashes from the cremation.

- Figure 2 shows a schematic perspective and exploded view of a second embodiment of the same device.

Referring to Figure 1 we can see according to a first embodiment, a funeral plate device 1 intended to contain ashes from the cremation contained in a funeral urn 2. The funeral plate device 1 comprises two elements 3 and 4 , superimposed so that the element 3 is placed above the element 4, and they each comprise a recess, respectively 30 and 40, the bringing together of the two elements 3 and 4 making it possible to create, by bringing the recesses 30 and 40, a cavity capable of housing the funeral urn 2.

In this particular embodiment, the elements 3 and 4 are identical, the element 3 being returned to 180 to be placed on the element 4.

The element 3 is wedge-shaped, that is to say that it has two non-parallel planar faces 31 and 32. More particularly, the element 3 is of cross section in the shape of a right triangle, it has a face 33 perpendicular to the face 31, while the recess is made in the face 32.

The element 4 is identical to the element 3, it therefore comprises two flat faces 41 and 42 which are not parallel, a face 43 perpendicular to the face 41, the recess 40 being produced in the face 42.

The superimposition of elements 3 and 4, after turning element 3 over, makes it possible to form a block of rectangular parallelepiped shape.

Note that in a variant it is possible that one and / or the other of the elements 3 and 4 has a fourth face parallel to the face 33 or 43, the superposition of such elements also leading to the constitution of a block of rectangular parallelepiped shape.

In the embodiment shown the urn 2 is of rectangular parallelepiped shape, also the recesses 30 and 40 are of such shape that their coming together creates a cavity suitable for housing, closely or not, the funeral urn 2, in this case the recesses 30 and 40 are each wedge-shaped with a bottom, respectively 34 and 44, parallel to the face respectively 31 and 41.

In a variant not shown, the recesses 30 and 40 are of a shape such that the bottoms are bordered laterally by a wall, so that the urn can be blocked transversely there, thus achieving the immobilization of the element 3 on the item 4.

This device can be made of very different materials such as, without limitation, stone or the like, reconstituted or not, earthenware or the like, in composite materials, or in wood.

The funeral plaque device can be equipped with gripping means such as handles added or machined in the material, which allow easy transport, in particular when it is relatively heavy due to the material used and / or these dimensions, or because of these shapes which may not offer a grip.

The face 31 is advantageously intended to receive a decoration and / or information concerning the deceased or deceased, in the form of an engraving, a drawing, a photo or an engraved plate. It will be noted that the other faces, also those of the lower element 4, can receive a decor and / or information concerning the deceased person (s).

Referring now to Figure 2, we can see a second embodiment of the funeral plaque device according to the invention. I1 has two elements 5 and 6 superimposed, the lower element 5 is in the form of a parallelepipedal block comprising in its upper face 50 a recess 51 capable of entirely containing the funeral urn 2, while the edge of the recess 51 has a peripheral rabbet 52 able to completely house the upper element 6 which consists of a plate whose upper face is then flush with the upper face 50 of the element 5.

Note that this embodiment is more particularly suitable for directly containing the ashes from the cremation, without the need to use an intermediate container.

In a variant of this second embodiment, the upper element 6 has the same dimensions as the lower element 5, and is simply superimposed on the latter.

In another variant of this second embodiment, the upper element 6 has dimensions, in particular transverse, greater than that of the recess 51 or of the rabbet 52 if the latter has one, while its lower face has a prominence of shapes and transverse dimensions such that it can be housed in the recess 51 or in the possible rebate 52, so as to produce a transverse blocking of the upper element 6 relative to the lower element 5.

I1 is also possible that the upper element is of transverse dimensions substantially identical to that of a rebate, but of a thickness greater than the depth of the latter, so that a part of it protrudes from the face superior 50.

In the same way as for the first embodiment, the upper face 60 the upper element 6 is intended to receive decorations and / or information concerning the deceased.

It will be noted that all the faces of the two elements 5 and 6 can receive decorations and / or information concerning the deceased person (s), and particularly the face 50 when the latter is visible.

It will also be noted that the funeral plate device according to the invention, whatever its embodiment, can be provided to accommodate several urns, two for example, in this case the recesses are provided to make a cavity, or several cavities of sufficient dimensions. For this purpose, it is possible that the cavity is of transverse dimensions greater than that of the opening through which the urns are introduced therein.

Furthermore, whatever the embodiment, the two elements can be provided with securing means, adapted to the material of which said elements are made.

It goes without saying that the present invention cannot be limited to the preceding description of several of its embodiments, which are capable of undergoing some modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

Thus, the device according to the invention can have different shapes, other than those described, rounded for example.

Claims (8)

1) Device for a funeral plaque intended to contain ashes from cremation, essentially characterized in that it comprises two superimposable elements (3, 4; 5, 6), at least one of which has a recess (30, 40; 51), the superimposition of said elements (5, 6) making it possible, via said recess (51) or by placing two recesses (30, 40) opposite each other if each of said elements (3, 4) has one, to create a housing suitable for being closed and intended to contain the ashes of at least one person, possibly contained in at least one container (2). 2) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least the upper element (3; 6) has a planar portion, or substantially planar, intended to receive a decoration and / or information concerning the deceased. 3) Device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that it comprises fixing means for reversibly securing the two elements (3, 4; 5, 6). 4) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises gripping means facilitating its transport. 5) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two elements (3, 4) are identical, one being turned over the other. 6) Device according to claim 5, characterized in that it is in the form of a parallelepiped, the walls (32, 42) of the two elements (3, 4) intended to come into contact with one of the another making an angle with the walls (31, 41) opposite them. 7) Device according to claim 5 or claim 6, characterized in that the elements (3, 4) are of cross section in the shape of a right triangle, their superposition making it possible to obtain a right parallelepiped. 8) Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that only the lower element (5) has a recess (51), the edge (52) of the latter being configured to accommodate partially or fully l 'upper element (6).