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US 8,555,561 B2Granted
Apparatus for supporting a cemetery headstone and method of fabricating same
AssigneeSource of Pride, LLC
InventorsRobert Duncan Dickinson, Rodney Kenneth Knyvett, Enrique Escamilla
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Abstract
A headstone support system includes a pole having a first auger attached to the pole proximate a first end thereof, the first auger configured to drill through soil upon rotation of the pole, and a headstone support attached to a second end of the pole.
Claims19
A headstone support system for a gravesite comprising:
- a pole having an auger configured to drill through soil upon rotation of the pole;
- and
- a headstone support coupled to the pole via an anchor cap that is positioned below a ground level and attached to the pole, the headstone support comprising an upper surface and a lower surface;
- wherein:
- the upper and lower surfaces of the headstone support are both positioned below the ground level;
- and
- the headstone support includes an opening passing through the lower surface such that a material positioned within the headstone support is in direct contact with a base that is beneath the headstone support.
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A method of fabricating a headstone support system for a gravesite comprising:
- attaching an auger to a first end of a shaft such that, when the shaft is rotated and pressed into the ground, the auger is driven below a surface of the ground, wherein after the auger is driven below the surface of the ground, a second end of the shaft is also below the surface of the ground;
- fabricating a headstone support attachable to the second end of the shaft such that, when the headstone support is attached to the second end of the shaft, the headstone support is entirely below the surface of the ground;
- forming an opening in a bottom of the headstone support such that a material positioned within the headstone support is in direct contact with a base that is beneath the headstone support;
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- providing a base such that when the base is positioned within a hole in the ground, the second end of the shaft passes through the base and is above the base.
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A method of installing a headstone support system for a gravesite comprising:
- drilling a pole having an auger on a first end thereof into the ground and approximately along a centerline of the gravesite;
- attaching a headstone support to a second end of the pole that is opposite the first end of the pole;
- attaching an anchor cap to the second end of the pole;
- positioning a fill material within the headstone support such that the anchor cap is positioned within the fill material;
- and
- positioning the fill material in direct contact with a base material upon which the headstone support is positioned.
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A method of installing a headstone support system for a gravesite comprising:
- drilling a pole having an auger on a first end thereof into the ground and approximately along a centerline of the gravesite;
- attaching a headstone support to a second end of the pole that is opposite the first end of the pole;
- attaching an anchor cap to the second end of the pole;
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- positioning a fill material within the headstone support such that the anchor cap is positioned within the fill material;
- wherein the fill material is one of a grout and a concrete mixture, and wherein positioning the fill material comprises positioning the fill material at least partially atop an extension that extends from an inner wall of the headstone support to increase an amount of coupling between the headstone support and the auger and lock the headstone support to prevent the headstone support from moving up and down.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.