Urn pedestal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing urn display devices lack a seamless transition from presenting an urn during a funeral ceremony to lowering it into an open grave, and they do not provide a safe and stable presentation at eye level for attendees.
Innovation Solution
A new urn display device with a base that encloses the burial opening, a shaft, and a display surface that can be detached after the ceremony to access the burial opening, ensuring stability and safety during the ceremony and transition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the urn display device is designed to be entirely enclosed or have an open side, then the aesthetic presentation and religious designation are improved, but the access to the burial opening becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into separate components: a base section that remains in the ground and a shaft section with the urn that can be detached. This segmentation allows the base to provide enclosed aesthetic presentation while the shaft can be removed to access the burial opening, resolving the contradiction between aesthetic enclosure and access ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device transitions from a static enclosed structure to a dynamic configuration where the shaft section can be detached from the base. This dynamic capability allows the structure to change from an enclosed aesthetic presentation mode to an open access mode, resolving the contradiction between aesthetic enclosure and access ease.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the urn display device is anchored to the ground, then the stability during ceremony is improved, but the transition to burial becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring system is segmented into permanent ground anchors and a removable shaft assembly. The base remains anchored to ground for stability during ceremony, while the shaft with urn can be detached and removed, resolving the contradiction between stability during ceremony and ease of transition to burial.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device transitions from a statically anchored configuration during ceremony to a dynamically removable configuration for burial. The shaft section can be detached from the anchored base, allowing the system to maintain stability when needed and facilitate easy removal when required, resolving the contradiction between stability and transition ease.
3Ease of manufacture
If the urn is positioned at eye level for attendees, then the presentation quality is improved, but the safety for approaching individuals is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is segmented into a stable anchored base and a removable shaft with urn. The shaft can be securely positioned at eye level for presentation quality, and when removal is needed, the segmented design allows safe handling and removal of the urn-containing shaft, resolving the contradiction between presentation quality and safety.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to a new urn display device (urn pedestal) for displaying an urn during a funeral ceremony. The urn display device includes a base that covers and encloses the burial opening where the urn is placed after the ceremony, provides a safe “floor” for anyone approaching the urn, and a central hole in the base that allows the urn to be passed through the base into a burial opening after the ceremony.