Headstone support brace
OwnerLars Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
A headstone brace has a first side brace having a channel along a portion of the first side brace, a second side brace having a channel along a portion of the second side brace where the second side brace is in an opposed and spaced channel-facing relationship with the first side brace, and at least one back brace secured on one end to the first side brace and on the other end to the second side brace where the headstone brace when attached to a headstone allows viewing of any inscriptions or artwork on the front of the headstone.
Claims22
A headstone brace comprising:
- a first side brace having a channel defined along a portion of said first side brace;
- a second side brace having a channel defined along a portion of said second side brace wherein said second side brace is in an opposed and spaced channel-facing relationship with said first side brace;
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- at least one back brace secured on one end to said first side brace and on the other end to said second side brace wherein said headstone brace when attached to a headstone allows viewing of any inscriptions or artwork on said headstone.
A headstone brace kit comprising:
- a pair of side braces wherein each side brace has a channel for receiving the side edges of a headstone;
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- at least one back brace having first and second ends wherein each end is adapted to be attached to one of said pair of side braces.
A method of reinforcing a headstone, said method comprising:
- placing a channel of a first side brace onto a side edge of a headstone;
- placing a channel of a second side brace onto the other side edge of said headstone;
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- attaching one end of a back brace to said first side brace and the other end to said second side brace.
A method of reinforcing a headstone comprising:
- pre-assembling one end of at least one back brace to a first side brace having a channel along a portion of said first side brace and the other end to a second side brace having a channel along a portion of said second side brace wherein said channels of said first and second side braces are facing each other, said pre-assembly forming a headstone brace;
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- sliding said pre-assembled headstone brace onto said headstone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.