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A metallic receptacle is embedded in the concrete material of a burial vault. The receptacle contains archival quality paper that records information identifying the person interred in the burial vault and the precise location at which the vault was buried. The receptacle is sealed by a cap that may

A metallic receptacle is embedded in the concrete material of a burial vault. The receptacle contains archival quality paper that records information identifying the person interred in the burial vault and the precise location at which the vault was buried. The receptacle is sealed by a cap that may be removed to access the archival information without opening the vault.

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I claim: 1. A method for constructing a burial vault, comprising: providing a form having walls; releasably attaching the walls; defining an enclosed space with the walls; providing a record receptacle having an interior space; releasably attaching the record receptacle to a fixed, predetermined p

I claim: 1. A method for constructing a burial vault, comprising: providing a form having walls; releasably attaching the walls; defining an enclosed space with the walls; providing a record receptacle having an interior space; releasably attaching the record receptacle to a fixed, predetermined position on a wall of said form so that at least a portion of the record receptacle extends within said enclosed space; disposing said record receptacle recessed with respect to an exposed exterior surface of a hardened material within which it is embedded; pouring a settable liquid material within the enclosed space; covering the record receptacle extending within said enclosed space with said material; hardening the material in the form of at least a portion of the burial vault with at least a portion of the record receptacle embedded therein; and releasing the record receptacle and hardened material of the burial vault from said walls. 2. The method of claim 1, including covering the record receptacle with an epoxy resin before said liquid material is poured within the enclosed space. 3. The method of claim 1, including providing access to the interior space of the record receptacle at the surface of the hardened material, placing record media within the interior space of the record receptacle and releasably sealing the record media within the record receptacle. 4. The method of claim 1, including applying a release agent over said walls before the settable material is poured, to facilitate release of the walls after said material is hardened. 5. The method of claim 1, including using concrete as said settable material. 6. The method of claim 1, including providing apparatus for embedding the record receptacle in the material of the burial vault, providing instructions for using such apparatus, and licensing others to use the instructions and apparatus to embed the record receptacle in the burial vault. 7. The method of claim 1, including providing instructions for embedding the record receptacle within the material of the burial vault, and licensing others to carry out such instructions in manufacturing burial vaults. 8. The method of claim 1, including providing at least one groove on the outer surface of the record receptacle to facilitate engagement with the hardened material in a fixed position. 9. A method for constructing a burial vault, comprising: providing walls defining an enclosed space bounded by the walls; pouring a settable liquid material within the enclosed space; hardening the material to form a top portion of a burial vault with said walls; providing a record receptacle having an interior space; forming an opening in said top portion to receive said record receptacle; disposing one end of said record receptacle through an opening in a top surface of a carapace of said vault so that said end is accessible from said top surface; engaging an opposite free end of the record receptacle within said opening in the top portion of the vault; containing predetermined information within said record receptacle; and adhering said carapace to said top portion of the burial vault. 10. The method of claim 9, including providing upstanding posts at the underside of said carapace and corresponding holes in said top portion for receiving said posts; and pressing the posts into their corresponding holes when the carapace is adhered to said top portion. 11. The method of claim 9, including covering the record receptacle with an epoxy resin before said settable material is poured within the enclosed space. 12. The method of claim 9, including providing access to the interior space of the record receptacle at said top surface of the carapace, placing record media within the interior space of the record receptacle and releasably sealing the record media within the record receptacle. 13. The method of claim 9, including using concrete as said material. 14. The method of claim 9, including providing apparatus for embedding the record receptacle in the material of the burial vault, providing instructions for using such apparatus, and licensing others to use the instructions and apparatus to embed the record receptacle in the burial vault. 15. The method of claim 9, including providing instructions for embedding the record receptacle within the material of the burial vault, and licensing others to carry out such instructions in manufacturing burial vaults. 16. The method of claim 9, including providing at least one groove on the outer surface of the record receptacle to facilitate engagement with the hardened material of the burial vault. 17. A method for constructing a burial vault comprising: providing a form having walls; releasably attaching the walls; defining an enclosed space within the walls; providing a record receptacle; covering the record receptacle with an epoxy resin before a settable material is poured within the enclosed space to embed the record receptacle; pouring a settable liquid material within the enclosed space; surrounding the record receptacle extending within said enclosed space with said material; hardening the material; and containing predetermined information within the receptacle. 18. The method of claim 17, including providing the record receptacle after hardening the material. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the material comprises concrete. 20. The method of claim 17, including forming an opening in said hardened material to receive said record receptacle. 21. The method of claim 17, including affixing one end of said record receptacle to a carapace of said vault. 22. The method of claim 21, including providing upstanding posts at the underside of said carapace and corresponding holes in said hardened material for receiving said posts. 23. The method of claim 22, including engaging an opposite free end of the record receptacle within said opening in the hardened material; and engaging the upstanding posts into the corresponding holes in the hardened material. 24. The method of claim 23, including adhering said carapace to a top surface of said hardened material with the record receptacle engaged within said opening. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the carapace is adhered to said top surface with an epoxy resin. 26. The method of claim 25, including providing access to the interior of the record receptacle at the surface of the hardened material, placing record media within the record receptacle and releasably sealing the record media within the record receptacle. 27. The method of claim 17, including providing an apparatus for embedding the record receptacle in the material of the vault, providing instructions for using such apparatus, and licensing others to use the instructions and apparatus to embed the record receptacle in the vault. 28. The method of claim 17, including providing instructions for embedding the record receptacle within the material of the vault, and licensing others to carry out such instructions in manufacturing vaults. 29. The method of claim 17, including providing at least one groove on the outer surface of the record receptacle to facilitate engagement with said hardened material. 30. The method of claim 17, including providing at least one axially extending stabilizing element on the outer surface of the record receptacle to facilitate engagement with the hardened material. 31. The method of claim 17, including hardening the material in the form of at least a portion of the vault with at least a portion of the receptacle embedded therein. 32. The method of claim 31, including releasably attaching the record receptacle to a fixed, predetermined position on a wall of said form so at least a portion of the record receptacle extends within said enclosed space. 33. The method of claim 17, including releasing the record receptacle and hardened material of the vault from said walls. 34. The method of claim 17, including providing access to the interior of the record receptacle at the surface of the hardened material, placing record media within the record receptacle and releasably sealing the record media within the record receptacle. 35. The method of claim 34, including disposing said receptacle recessed with respect to the surface of the hardened material within which it is embedded. 36. The method of claim 35, including providing at least one groove on the outer surface of the record receptacle to facilitate engagement with the hardened material in a fixed position. 37. The method of claim 35, including providing at least one axially extending stabilizing element on the outer surface of the record receptacle to facilitate engagement with the hardened material in a fixed position. 38. The method of claim 17, wherein the record receptacle includes a cap, where the cap has a recess adapted to receive at least a portion of a record media.