Cremation Remains Capsule Embedded in Cemetery Memorials
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Solution Overview
Problem
The funeral industry lacks innovative and secure methods for personalizing and memorializing cremated remains, particularly in cemetery settings, as existing methods like plastic bags or cardboard boxes are undesirable, and there is a need for concealed storage to prevent vandalism.
Innovation Solution
A cremation remains system that embeds cremation remains within conventional cemetery memorials, using weatherproof capsules made of stainless steel or other materials, which are concealed within memorials such as footstones, vase-urns, benches, and markers, ensuring the remains are hidden from view and protected from vandalism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If cremation remains are stored in plastic bags or cardboard boxes, then storage is simple and inexpensive, but the method is undesirable for honoring and personalizing the lives of loved ones
Solution Approach 1:
The cremation capsule is nested within a cemetery memorial structure, where the capsule itself becomes part of the memorial. The capsule is inserted into a receptacle formed in the memorial, and a cap stone seals it, creating a nested configuration where the storage container is integrated into the honoring structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the storage function with the memorial function by integrating the cremation capsule directly into the cemetery memorial. The capsule is no longer a separate temporary container but becomes a permanent, integrated component of the memorial structure itself.
2Reliability
If cremation remains are placed in visible memorials, then personalization is achieved, but vandalism risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cremation remains are extracted from visible, vulnerable memorial locations and placed inside a concealed capsule within the memorial structure. The remains are removed from public view while the memorial exterior remains intact and indistinguishable from other memorials.
Solution Approach 2:
The memorial structure has different qualities in different locations: the exterior maintains a standard, non-descript appearance for protection, while the interior contains a specialized sealed capsule for secure storage. This local differentiation allows the memorial to serve both protective and personalization functions.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If cremation remains are embedded within cemetery memorials, then security against vandalism is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct modular components: the cremation capsule, the receptacle, the cap stone, and the memorial structure itself. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing and assembly of individual components that come together to form the complete secure memorial system.
4Device complexity
If conventional memorials are used without embedded capsules, then the memorial structure is simple, but the ability to securely store and conceal remains is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The cremation capsule is nested within a cemetery memorial structure, where the capsule itself becomes part of the memorial. The capsule is inserted into a receptacle formed in the memorial, and a cap stone seals it, creating a nested configuration where the storage container is integrated into the honoring structure.
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AI summary
In a cremation remains system for memorializing a decedent the cremation remains of the decedent may be sealed in a cremation remains capsule. The cremation remains capsule is placed in a chamber formed in a memorial monument and concealed from view so that the memorial monument is not distinguishable from other cemetery memorials.