FR2811261A1 - Decorative funeral monument carving procedure uses motif sculpted on L-shaped block and backed by second block - Google Patents

Abstract

The procedure consists of tracing the motif (3) to be sculpted on the front face (2) of a first basically parallelpiped block (1) of material and cutting a recess (7) in the rear surface of the block to form an L-shape. After cutting out the motif in the front face, the first block is backed by a second parallelpiped block (9), fitted closely into the L-shaped recess.

Description

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an assembly

  decorative for funerary monument, as well as the decorative set for funeral monument resulting from the implementation

of said process.

  We know at the present time different types of funerary monuments, distinguishing from each other as well by the variety of their styles, as by the materials used and the mode

of implementation of these.

  Formerly, most of the tombs were made up of a simple place furnished with flowers or various plants covering the coffin, and of a crucifix, for example out of wooden, wrought iron, or out of stone, mentioning the name of the person deceased, and

overlooking the said location.

  This type of tomb, which is still encountered today, although less and less often, however requires regular maintenance, both of the plantings that need to be watered, pruned, and sometimes replaced, as well as the crucifix that it is necessary to repaint

  periodically to avoid degradation.

  An increasingly large audience has turned in recent years to a type of tomb that is closer to funerary monuments, hitherto generally intended for a rather affluent clientele, comprising at least one decorative set, produced by example, in decorative mineral stone, placed above

  of the cavity in which the coffin is located.

  In order to meet the increasingly strong demands in terms of variety of styles of these types of monuments, they have been embellished with various elements, in particular steles bearing the inscriptions relating to the deceased, or else various motifs and / or

  more or less sophisticated sculptures.

  These monuments obviously only require maintenance

  summary, limited to cleaning, from time to time, of the material

  component. However they still present some other

  disadvantages linked precisely to the materials used.

  In fact, and more particularly when numerous decorative elements are provided, complex manufacturing processes must be used, the cost of which, by ultimately having an impact on that of the monument, may go so far as to dissuade from

purchase of the latter.

  On the other hand, the placement of these monuments can also prove problematic. Indeed, they are generally made up of massive materials such as stone, glass, or metal, which are generally

  heavy, and therefore difficult to transport and handle.

  Some of them can also be fragile and

  break if dropped, for example, or any other impact.

  On the other hand, depending on the style of monument desired, it is necessary to provide suitable means of fixing the decorative elements.

chosen on said monument.

  However, the fixing means usually used turn out to be either unsatisfactory and fragile, the decorative elements then running the risk of detaching from their support, or taking a long time to set up and costly. The method of manufacturing a decorative assembly for funerary monuments according to the present invention and the decorative assembly for funeral monument resulting from said manufacturing process are intended to provide a solution to these various drawbacks. In particular, one of the objects of the present invention is to propose a method of manufacturing a decorative assembly for funeral monuments very simple to implement, comprising little

  stages and can be applied to a wide range of materials.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a decorative assembly for a simple funeral monument that can present one or more decorative elements made to measure according to the wishes of the client, said monument having the advantage of great ease of installation. place, and offering, in

besides, a great solidity.

  To this end, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a decorative assembly for a funeral monument, characterized in that to obtain said decorative assembly: - a pattern to be carved on a first face of a first block of a given material, of substantially parallelepiped shape, - a recess is made on the face opposite to said first face of said first block, so as to give said first block a structure having a section in the shape of an "L", - we proceed to the clipping of 'a part of the pattern traced on said first face, - assemble said first block to a second block of a given material, of substantially parallelepiped shape, by closely cooperating said recess with an edge of said second block. According to a characteristic of the method according to the present invention, one proceeds to a sandblasting followed by a manual cutting of certain areas of the pattern after tracing on the first face of the

  first block, in order to increase the relief effect obtained.

  According to an additional characteristic of the method according to the present invention, after having performed the trimming of said pattern,

  the contours of said pattern are ground.

  Particularly advantageously, a visible polishing of certain visible parts of said pattern and of said said is also carried out.

first block.

  Finally, the method according to the present invention is also characterized in that one proceeds to a paint finish of certain parts of said pattern in order to emphasize the shapes and / or

accentuate the relief effect.

  The present invention also relates to a decorative assembly for a funeral monument obtained by the process according to one

  any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it

  is formed of a first block and a second block, said first block having on a first face, a pattern formed in the mass, said pattern being positioned in relief with respect to said second block acting as background, when said first block and second block

are assembled.

  According to a particularly advantageous characteristic of said decorative assembly for a funeral monument, said first block has, on the face opposite to said first face, a structure of shape complementary to that of said second block, in order to obtain a

  close assembly of said first block and second block.

  The blocks which make up the decorative assembly for a funerary monument according to the invention may not require fixing means, their joining being then ensured only by

the effect of their weight.

  On the other hand, the decorative assembly for funerary monument object of the present invention is characterized in that said

  first block is made of a material other than said second block.

  More particularly, said decorative assembly for a funeral monument is characterized in that said first block is made in

  granite while said second block is made of marble.

  Furthermore, the blocks used can advantageously be

  made of materials of different colors.

  The invention will be better understood on reading the description

  which follows, referring to exemplary embodiments given at

indicative and not limiting.

  The understanding of this description will be facilitated in view of the

  attached drawings in which: - Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are schematic perspective representations which illustrate different stages of the manufacturing process of a decorative set of

  funerary monument according to the invention.

  - Figures 8, 9 and 10 are schematic perspective representations of three exemplary embodiments of funerary monuments comprising decorative assemblies obtained by the method according to the

present invention.

  Referring to Figures 1 to 6, we will now describe in more detail the different stages of the manufacturing process of a decorative assembly for funerary monuments according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the first step is to draw the outline of the pattern 3 selected on a first side 2 of a first block 1 of substantially parallelepiped shape

of a given material.

  It may in particular be a decorative mineral stone such as granite or marble, but also any suitable material such as metal, glass, or a synthetic resin. Said pattern 3 is then subjected to several physical treatments intended to contrast it with respect to block 1,

  obtain relief and depth effects.

  Initially, the various parts constituting the motif 3 are gradually subjected to sandblasting intended to

  dig a few millimeters by removing material.

  The different parts of the pattern 3 are treated one after the other, as indicated in FIGS. 2 and 3, by exposing each time only said part concerned 4A, 4B and by protecting the

  other parts using a cover 5.

  The other processing for reason 3 will take place later

during the process.

  The next step consists in making a recess 7 of said block i at the level of the face 6, opposite to said first face 2, so as to obtain at the level of said block 1 a structure 8 having

  a substantially L-shaped section.

  This operation is carried out by grinding the material, but can also be carried out using any means allowing

to get the same result.

  The usefulness of this particular structure will be detailed more

before in the description.

  Then we cut out part of the motif 3,

  always using, for example, a grinding wheel.

  A block I is then obtained as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 6, comprising on its face 2 a pattern 3 partially cut out and released from the block 1, and on its face 6 a recess 7 of particular structure. At this stage of the process we proceed with the pursuit of

  processing performed on pattern 3 and block 1.

  Thus, certain visible parts are subjected to a polishing making it possible to obtain color effects within the material used. Similarly, it may be envisaged to carry out a finishing with painting of certain zones, in order to further increase the impression of

relief at the level of the motif 3.

  The last step of the method according to the present invention consists in assembling the block 1 as transformed during the previous steps, to a block 9, of substantially parallelepiped shape, serving as background for the pattern 3, the assembly

  possibly being carried out using fixing means.

  The assembly is carried out quite simply by positioning the block 9 in the recess 7 formed on the face 6 of the block 1, the structure in the shape of "L" allowing a total and perfect interlocking of the two blocks i and 9, the pattern 3 coming against one face of block 9, while the other part "L" namely a wing 12, coming

against another side of block 9.

  As we have just seen, the method according to the present invention makes it possible to obtain a decorative set for a particularly solid and aesthetic funerary monument, comprising a pattern 3 produced in the mass of a block 1, and appearing in relief by

  compared to a block 9 acting as background.

  On the other hand, the method used allows, in a particularly advantageous manner, the tailor-made production of patterns

  originals, according to requests made by the client.

  The two blocks I and 9 having a structure of shapes

  complementary can be tightly assembled.

  It is also possible to further improve the aesthetics of this decorative assembly 10, by using for each of the blocks I and 9 a different material, in order to bring out the pattern 3, or else to choose blocks of the same material, but different colors. To this end, we can, in particular choose to make the block

  I in granite, and block 9 in marble.

  Said decorative assembly 10 as obtained by the present process can be positioned on a base 11 placed, for example,

  above the cavity in which the coffin is located.

  Two examples of decorative assemblies 10 positioned on a base 11 have been represented in FIGS. 8 and 9. Other configurations are possible. So it is possible to arrange

  two blocks 1, or even more, associated with a single block 9.

  Similarly, with reference to FIG. 10, it is possible to use the block 1 as a base, it therefore comes to be inserted, via its wing 12 perpendicular to the pattern 3, between the

base 11 and block 9.

  Although the invention has been described with reference to a particular embodiment, it is understood that it is in no way limited thereto and that there can be made various modifications of shape, materials and combinations of these various elements,

  without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

Claims (8)

RESELL ICAT IONS   1) Method for manufacturing a decorative set for a funeral monument, characterized in that to obtain said decorative set: - a pattern (3) is carved on a first face (2) of a first block (1) d '' a given material, of substantially parallelepiped shape, - a recess (7) is made on the face (6) opposite said first face (2) of said first block (1), so as to give said first block (1) a structure having an "L" shaped section (8), - part of the pattern (3) traced on said first face (2) is traced - said first block (1) is assembled with a second block (9) of a given material, of substantially parallelepiped shape, by closely co-operating the said   recess with an edge of said second block (9).   2) Method according to claim 1, characterized in that one proceeds to a sandblasting followed by a manual cutting of certain zones (4A, B) of the pattern (3) after its tracing on the first face (2)   of the first block (1), in order to increase the relief effect obtained.   3) Method according to any one of claims 1 or 2,   characterized in that after performing the trimming of said pattern   (3), a grinding of the contours of said pattern (3) is carried out.   4) Method according to any one of claims   previous, characterized in that one proceeds to a polishing of certain visible parts of said pattern (3) and said first block (1).   ) Method according to any one of the claims   previous, characterized in that one proceeds to a g paint finish of certain parts of said pattern (3) in order to emphasize   shapes and / or accentuate the relief effect.   6) Decorative set for funerary monument obtained by the   method according to any one of the preceding claims,   characterized in that it is formed of a first block (1) and a second block (9), said first block (1) having on a first face (2), a pattern (3) formed in the mass , said pattern (3) being positioned in relief with respect to said second block (9) acting as background, when said first block (1) and second block (9) are assembled.   7) decorative assembly for a funerary monument according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the first block (1) has, on the face (6) opposite the first face (2), a structure (8) of shape complementary to that of second block (9), in order to obtain a close assembly of said first block (1) and second block (9).   8) decorative assembly for a funeral monument according to claim 6 or claim 7, characterized in that the first block (1) is made of a material other than the second block (9).   9) Decorative assembly for a funeral monument according to claim 8, characterized in that the first block (1) is made of granite while the second block (9) is made of marble. 10) decorative assembly for a funeral monument according to claim 6 or claim 7, characterized in that the first block (1) is made of a material of a different color other than that of the second block (9).