Stackable Burial Tower Structure for Vertical Cremation Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing burial methods face challenges with land scarcity in cemeteries, limited plot availability, and the difficulty in accommodating expanding family needs, leading to potential separation of family members across multiple burial sites.
Innovation Solution
A stackable burial tower system comprising a base member, intermediate blocks, and chamber vessels that can be expanded to store cremated remains, allowing for customizable and space-efficient memorialization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional burial plots or columbariums are used, then remains can be stored with proper memorialization, but land space is consumed and cemetery capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal land use to vertical space utilization by stacking multiple burial levels one above another. Each burial level contains a container for remains, and levels are stacked vertically to form a tower structure, thereby storing more remains without consuming additional cemetery land area.
Solution Approach 2:
The burial structure is divided into multiple independent burial levels, each capable of holding a container. These modular levels can be stacked and configured in different arrangements, allowing flexible expansion of storage capacity while maintaining individual memorial spaces for different family members.
2Adaptability or versatility
If burial plots are purchased in advance for current family size, then initial memorialization needs are met, but future family expansion cannot be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The burial tower system is designed to be dynamically expandable. New burial levels can be added to the existing structure as family needs grow, transforming a static burial plot into an adaptable memorial structure that evolves with the family without requiring relocation or complex reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized burial levels and containers are designed to be universally compatible within the tower system. Each level serves the same function and can be interchangeably added or removed, providing a simple yet versatile solution that accommodates varying family sizes and future expansion needs without increasing system complexity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple separate burial plots are purchased to accommodate all family members, then all remains can be stored together, but families may be separated across different cemetery locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual burial spaces into a single integrated tower structure. All family members' containers are housed within one unified memorial structure located at a single cemetery plot, physically bringing together what would otherwise require multiple separate plots and maintaining family unity in both location and structure.
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AI summary
A stackable burial tower configured to store cremated remains is provided. The stackable burial tower includes a base member and a plurality of intermediate blocks. Each of the plurality of intermediate blocks is configured to stack on the base member or on each other thereby, in combination with the base member, forming a tower. A spinal structure extends from the base member through the plurality of intermediate blocks and a plurality of chamber vessels are configured to store cremated remains, each of the plurality of chamber vessels positioned within one of the plurality of intermediate blocks.