# US 10,372,162 B1 · Tombstone display assembly

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- Number: US 10,372,162 B1
- Document ID: US10372162B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/114,911
- Filed: 2018-08-28
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-28
- Applicants: Jeffery Beaulieu
- Inventors: Jeffery Beaulieu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10372162B1

## CPC

- G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing}
- G06F 1/26: Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C)
- E04H 13/003: {Funeral monuments, grave sites curbing or markers not making part of vaults (E04H13/008 takes precedence)}
- G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)

## Abstract

A tombstone display assembly includes a tombstone for a deceased person and a housing that is coupled to the tombstone such that the housing is visible to individuals visiting the tombstone. A plurality of religious symbols is provided and a selected one of the religious symbols is removably attached to the housing. The selected religious symbol is chosen according to religious beliefs of the deceased person. A pair of adhesive strips is each coupled to the housing and each of the adhesive strips adhesively engages the tombstone to retain the housing on the tombstone. A display is coupled to the housing and the display is electrically coupled to the control circuit. The display displays indicia comprising images and text that are associated with the deceased person. In this way the display enhances the memorial experience for the individuals visiting the tombstone.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tombstone display assembly being configured to display an auxiliary memorial on a tombstone, said assembly comprising:
a tombstone for a deceased person, said tombstone having a front face;
a housing being coupled to said tombstone, said housing being positioned on said front face such that said housing is visible to individuals visiting said tombstone;
a plurality of religious symbols, a selected one of said religious symbols being removably attached to said housing, said selected religious symbol being chosen according to religious beliefs of the deceased person;
a control circuit being positioned within said housing;
a pair of adhesive strips, each of said adhesive strips being coupled to said housing, each of said adhesive strips adhesively engaging said front face of said tombstone to retain said housing on said tombstone; and
a display being coupled to said housing, said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia comprising images and text being associated with the deceased person wherein said display is configured to enhance the memorial experience for the individuals visiting said tombstone, said display being positioned on said front wall of said housing;
said housing has a front wall, a back wall, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a top side, said top side having a slot extending downwardly therein, said slot intersecting said front wall to define an entrance into said slot, said slot having a pair of bounding surfaces, each of said bounding surfaces angling inwardly toward a center of said slot such that said slot has a trapezoidal cross section taken along a line extending through said front and back walls, said slot being centrally positioned on said top side; and
each of said adhesive strips is positioned on said back wall of said housing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said religious symbols has a stem, said stem having a distal end, said distal end having a foot thereon, said foot having a pair of lateral surfaces, each of said lateral surfaces angling inwardly toward a center of said stem such that said foot has a trapezoidal shape, said entrance of said slot insertably receiving said foot on said stem of said selected religious symbol having said selected religious symbol extending upwardly from said top side of said housing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of columns, each of said columns being coupled to said housing, each of said columns being vertically oriented on a respective one of said first and second lateral sides of said housing for enhancing an ornamental appeal of said housing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an electronic memory being positioned in said housing, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said electronic memory storing data comprising the images and text associated with the deceased person.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The assembly according to claim 4, further comprising an input port being coupled to said housing, said input port being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said input port being electrically coupled to an external data storage unit for downloading the data into said electronic memory.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a power supply being positioned in said housing, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising at least one battery.

### Claim 7

A tombstone display assembly being configured to display an auxiliary memorial on a tombstone, said assembly comprising:
a tombstone for a deceased person, said tombstone having a front face;
a housing being coupled to said tombstone, said housing being positioned on said front face such that said housing is visible to individuals visiting said tombstone, said housing having a front wall, a back wall, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a top side, said top side having a slot extending downwardly therein, said slot intersecting said front wall to define an entrance into said slot, said slot having a pair of bounding surfaces, each of said bounding surfaces angling inwardly toward a center of said slot such that said slot has a trapezoidal cross section taken along a line extending through said front and back walls, said slot being centrally positioned on said top side;
a plurality of religious symbols, a selected one of said religious symbols being removably attached to said housing, said selected religious symbol being chosen according to religious beliefs of the deceased person, each of said religious symbols having a stem, said stem having a distal end, said distal end having a foot thereon, said foot having a pair of lateral surfaces, each of said lateral surfaces angling inwardly toward a center of said stem such that said foot has a trapezoidal shape, said entrance of said slot insertably receiving said foot on said stem of said selected religious symbol having said selected religious symbol extending upwardly from said top side of said housing;
a control circuit being positioned within said housing;
a pair of adhesive strips, each of said adhesive strips being coupled to said housing, each of said adhesive strips adhesively engaging said front face of said tombstone to retain said housing on said tombstone, each of said adhesive strips being positioned on said back wall of said housing;
a pair of columns, each of said columns being coupled to said housing, each of said columns being vertically oriented on a respective one of said first and second lateral sides of said housing for enhancing an ornamental appeal of said housing;
a display being coupled to said housing, said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia comprising images and text being associated with the deceased person wherein said display is configured to enhance the memorial experience for the individuals visiting said tombstone, said display being positioned on said front wall of said housing;
an electronic memory being positioned in said housing, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said electronic memory storing data comprising the images and text associated with the deceased person;
an input port being coupled to said housing, said input port being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said input port being electrically coupled to an external data storage unit for downloading the data into said electronic memory; and
a power supply being positioned in said housing, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising at least one battery.