Interment vessel with directional capability
OwnerDavid R. Humble, Hans A. Barthinventors
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Abstract
An interment vessel is designed to be capable of transoceanic travel. A body for the vessel is buoyant and self-righting. The vessel has a sail disposed diagonally across its upper surface, relative to a keel along the bottom, providing propulsion under power of prevailing winds. Crematory ashes can be placed in the body of the vessel, either into an opening in the body which is thereafter sealed, or into a sealable container or urn arranged to be carried by the vessel. A provision to store and display a removable reward can be provided as an incentive for a finder of the vessel to return the vessel or the container/urn to the decedent's family or the like. Instructions can be provided, for example detailing the address and mentioning a further reward.
Claims17
A floating interment vessel with directional capability comprising:
- a floating vessel having top and bottom sides and having receiving means for receiving crematory ashes, said vessel placeable on a body of water having at least one of wind and water current;
- sail means rigidly affixed to said top side;
- and,
- keel means rigidly affixed to said bottom side, the sail means and the keel means being permanently set at a fixed angle relative to one another such that said vessel is propelled in a predetermined direction when subjected to the wind, at least one of said sail or keel means interacting with said at least one of wind and water current to propel said vessel through said body of water in the predetermined direction.
A floating interment vessel with directional capability, comprising:
- an upper section, said upper section containing buoyant material and at least one rigidly affixed sail means for interacting with a wind current;
- keel means rigidly affixed and downwardly depending from said upper section, said keel means for interacting with a water current, the sail means and the keel means being permanently set at a fixed angle relative to one another such that said vessel is propelled in a predetermined direction when subjected to the wind current;
- and,
- receiving means for receiving crematory ashes.
A method for the disposition of crematory ashes, comprising:
- providing a floating, water-tight container for the ashes, said container having rigid sail means disposed on a top side of said container and rigid keel means disposed on a bottom side of said container, said sail and keel means being permanently set at a fixed angle relative to one another such that the container is propelled in a predetermined direction when subjected to a wind current;
- and,
- using prevailing wind and water currents to propel the crematory ashes to a desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.