초록

A memorial assembly is provided including a post, an encasement mounted on the post with a compartment therein, and a photograph mount situated in the compartment of the encasement for holding a photograph therein.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A memorial assembly comprising, in combination:an elongated post with a uniform substantially circular cross-section along a length thereof, the post including a beveled bottom end and a top end, the bottom end adapted to be inserted within the ground adjacent to and abutting a tombstone; an enca

1. A memorial assembly comprising, in combination:an elongated post with a uniform substantially circular cross-section along a length thereof, the post including a beveled bottom end and a top end, the bottom end adapted to be inserted within the ground adjacent to and abutting a tombstone; an encasement including a bottom extent having a substantially planar rectangular back plate including a bottom face, a top face and a periphery defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of side edges, the bottom face of the back plate being centrally coupled to the top end of the post such that the back plate resides within a plane which forms a 45 degree angle with a horizontal, the bottom extent further including a peripheral side wall coupled to the periphery of the back plate and extending upwardly therefrom to define an interior space and an outer peripheral edge, the encasement further including a top extent having a substantially planar rectangular front plate including a bottom face, a top face and a periphery defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of side edges, wherein the periphery of the front plate defines an area greater than that encompassed by the periphery of the back plate of the bottom extent of the encasement, the top extent further including a peripheral side wall coupled to the periphery of the front plate and extending downwardly therefrom to define an interior space and an outer peripheral edge which is hingably coupled to the peripheral side wall of the bottom extent for selectively defining a compartment in the encasement; a lock mounted on the peripheral side wall of the top extent of the encasement for engaging the peripheral side wall of the bottom extent for selectively precluding access to the compartment of the encasement; a gasket coupled to the outer peripheral edge of the back plate of the encasement for hermetically sealing the compartment of the encasement; indicia positioned on the top face of the front plate of the front extent of the encasement; and a photo housing including a transparent sheet mounted on the front face of the back plate of the bottom extent of the encasement for housing a photograph.