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US 7,093,396 B2Granted
Record receptacle for a burial vault
AssigneeWilbert Funeral Services, Inc.
InventorMichael S. Pazar
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Abstract
A metallic receptacle is embedded in the concrete material of a burial vault. The receptacle contains archival quality paper that records information identifying the person interred in the burial vault and the precise location at which the vault was buried. The receptacle is sealed by a cap that may be removed to access the archival information without opening the vault.
Claims38
A method for constructing a burial vault, comprising:
- providing a form having walls;
- releasably attaching the walls;
- defining an enclosed space with the walls;
- providing a record receptacle having an interior space;
- releasably attaching the record receptacle to a fixed, predetermined position on a wall of said form so that at least a portion of the record receptacle extends within said enclosed space;
- disposing said record receptacle recessed with respect to an exposed exterior surface of a hardened material within which it is embedded;
- pouring a settable liquid material within the enclosed space;
- covering the record receptacle extending within said enclosed space with said material;
- hardening the material in the form of at least a portion of the burial vault with at least a portion of the record receptacle embedded therein;
- and
- releasing the record receptacle and hardened material of the burial vault from said walls.
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A method for constructing a burial vault, comprising:
- providing walls defining an enclosed space bounded by the walls;
- pouring a settable liquid material within the enclosed space;
- hardening the material to form a top portion of a burial vault with said walls;
- providing a record receptacle having an interior space;
- forming an opening in said top portion to receive said record receptacle;
- disposing one end of said record receptacle through an opening in a top surface of a carapace of said vault so that said end is accessible from said top surface;
- engaging an opposite free end of the record receptacle within said opening in the top portion of the vault;
- containing predetermined information within said record receptacle;
- and
- adhering said carapace to said top portion of the burial vault.
7 more elements
A method for constructing a burial vault comprising:
- providing a form having walls;
- releasably attaching the walls;
- defining an enclosed space within the walls;
- providing a record receptacle;
- covering the record receptacle with an epoxy resin before a settable material is poured within the enclosed space to embed the record receptacle;
- pouring a settable liquid material within the enclosed space;
- surrounding the record receptacle extending within said enclosed space with said material;
- hardening the material;
- and
- containing predetermined information within the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.