# US 11,439,561 B2 · Cremation urn and method of manufacture

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- Number: US 11,439,561 B2
- Document ID: US11439561B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/132,535
- Filed: 2020-12-23
- Published: 2021-04-22
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-27
- Assignees: Terrybear, Inc.
- Applicants: Terrybear, Inc.
- Inventors: Carrie A. Jacobs; Lavina C. Lau
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439561B2

## CPC

- A61G 17/08: Urns (columbaria E04H13/00)
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)

## Abstract

An urn includes a container body and a lid that covers an internal cavity of the container body. Filigree wires attached to exterior surfaces of the container body and lid define cells filled with layers of enamel. The filigree wires are twisted wires that have a beaded texture, and have exposed portions that extend beyond the layers of enamel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cremation urn comprising:
a container body having an internal cavity for storing ashes;
a lid configured to cover the internal cavity;
a plurality of filigree wires attached to the container body and the lid, the attached filigree wires delimiting a plurality of cells; and
a first and a second layer of enamel arranged in the plurality of cells and covering at least portions of the container body and the lid, the first and second layer of enamel leaving exposed portions of the plurality of filigree wires that extend beyond the first and second layer of enamel such that the exposed portions of the filigree wires extend beyond exterior surfaces of the container body and the lid.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cremation urn of claim 1, further comprising a lid fastening assembly that fastens the lid onto an opening of the container body to close the opening.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cremation urn of claim 2, wherein the lid fastening assembly includes a first threaded surface around the opening of the container body, and a second threaded surface on the lid that can thread onto the first threaded surface for closing the internal cavity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cremation urn of claim 1, wherein the exposed portions of the filigree wires are finished.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The cremation urn of claim 4, wherein the finishing is electroplated nickel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cremation urn of claim 1, wherein the container body further comprises transition surfaces above, between, and below a narrowed neck portion, a rounded middle portion, and a pedestal portion, and wherein the transition surfaces are electroplated with nickel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cremation urn of claim 1, further comprising: an adhesive between the filigree wires and at least one of the container body or the lid, the adhesive attaching the filigree wires to the container body or the lid.

### Claim 8

A cremation urn comprising:
a container body having an internal cavity for storing ashes;
a plurality of filigree wires attached to the container body, the attached filigree wires delimiting a plurality of cells; and
a first and a second layer of enamel arranged in the plurality of cells and covering at least portions of the container body, the first and second layer of enamel leaving exposed portions of the plurality of filigree wires that extend beyond the first and second layer of enamel such that the exposed portions of the filigree wires extend beyond exterior surfaces of the container body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The cremation urn of claim 8, further comprising a lid fastening assembly that allows for a lid to be fastened onto an opening of the container body to close the opening.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The cremation urn of claim 8, wherein the exposed portions of the filigree wires are finished.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The cremation urn of claim 10, wherein the finishing is electroplated nickel.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The cremation urn of claim 8, wherein the container body further comprises transition surfaces above, between, and below a narrowed neck portion, a rounded middle portion, and a pedestal portion, and wherein the transition surfaces are electroplated with nickel.

### Claim 13

A cremation urn lid configured for use on a cremation urn comprising:
a lid;
a plurality of filigree wires attached to the lid, the attached filigree wires delimiting a plurality of cells; and
a first and a second layer of enamel arranged in the plurality of cells and covering at least portions of the lid, the first and second layer of enamel leaving exposed portions of the plurality of filigree wires that extend beyond the first and second layer of enamel such that the exposed portions of the filigree wires extend beyond exterior surfaces of the lid.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cremation urn lid of claim 13, wherein the exposed portions of the filigree wires are finished.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The cremation urn lid of claim 14, wherein the finishing is electroplated nickel.