WALL-MOUNTED URN DISPLAY CABINET
A wall-mounted urn display cabinet comprising: a cabinet top; a first sidewall in communication with a cabinet top; a second sidewall in communication with the cabinet top, in opposition to the first sidewall; a front urn wall in communication with the first sidewall and second sidewall, the front urn wall comprising: a rear side of the front urn wall; a front side of the front urn wall located on a side opposite the rear side of the front urn wall; a first keepsake volume located generally in the rear side of the front urn wall; a first urn sidewall defining a perimeter of the keepsake volume; a first routed front wall located adjacent to the first urn sidewall, and adjacent to the front side of the front urn wall; a rear wall in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the cabinet top; and a first keepsake panel attachable to the rear side of the front urn wall, and configured to seal the first keepsake volume with a volume of ashes located in the first keepsake volume.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/325,163 filed on Jan. 4, 2006 by Dennis Champagne, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
TECHNICAL FIELDThe present invention relates to a wall-mounted display for cremation ashes.
BACKGROUNDAs a technique for disposal of a dead body, cremation is becoming more popular for various reasons. Cremation generates ashes which are of course of greatly reduced volume relative to the volume of the original body. The ashes are wholly hygienic and have little bodily material, but it remains a problem as to how to dispose of the ashes. In some cases ashes are spread at a particularly preferred location of the deceased. In some cases the ashes are interred in an urn and subsequently buried in a burial plot which can act as a memorial, although the burial plot is of course significantly reduced in dimension relative to the conventional burial plot for the interred body.
In other cases the ashes are stored in an urn or other container which can be displayed as a memorial or ornament in the home or which can be simply stored away. Little attention has been given to the development of containers or urns suitable for mounting on a wall, where the photos and personal effects of the deceased can be displayed in the same container as the cremated remains, with windows on the urn to view either the cremated remains or personal effects of the deceased.
Therefore, a wall-mounted display cabinet combined with an urn and viewing windows is needed that provides the above mentioned advantages not found in other cremation urns.
SUMMARYThe disclosed invention relates to a wall-mounted urn display cabinet comprising: a cabinet top; a first sidewall in communication with a cabinet top; a second sidewall in communication with the cabinet top, in opposition to the first sidewall; a front urn wall in communication with the first sidewall and second sidewall, the front urn wall comprising: a rear side of the front urn wall; a front side of the front urn wall located on a side opposite the rear side of the front urn wall; a first keepsake volume located generally in the rear side of the front urn wall; a first urn sidewall defining a perimeter of the keepsake volume; a first routed front wall located adjacent to the first urn sidewall, and adjacent to the front side of the front urn wall; a rear wall in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the cabinet top; and a first keepsake panel attachable to the rear side of the front urn wall, and configured to seal the first keepsake volume with a volume of ashes located in the first keepsake volume.
The present disclosure will be better understood by those skilled in the pertinent art by referencing the accompanying drawings, where like elements are numbered alike in the several figures, in which:
The disclosed wall mounted display cabinet may be variously configured. For example, in one configuration, a portion of the cremated remains may be kept in the first keepsake volume with the first keepsake panel 118 installed. The second keepsake panel 126 may be left uninstalled, or empty. In this configuration, the front urn wall 50 with only one urn window 55 installed may be used. Various mementos may be stored in the urn container volume 74 prior to the upper section 130 being installed. In another configuration, all the ashes of a person, which is generally much more than a cup, may be stored in the container volume 74, with neither the first keepsake panel 118 nor the second keepsake panel installed 126, but with the upper section 130 installed. In still another configuration, keepsake ashes for two people may be stored in the cabinet 10. In this configuration, a first person's ashes may be kept in first keepsake volume 91, with the first keepsake panel installed, and the second person's ashes may be kept in the second keepsake volume 92, with the second panel 126 installed. Various mementos of either one or both of the people may be stored in the urn container volume 74 prior to the upper section 130 being installed. The cabinet 10 may be configured to be installed on a wall, or the cabinet 10 may be configured to be recessed into a wall. In other configurations, additional keepsake volumes may be installed using the same keepsake container concept, but instead of only having two volumes 91, 92, the keepsake container may configured to have a single volume, or 3 or more volumes for separate containment of people's ashes. The use of adhesive elements, and the screws 122 provides sealed volumes such that the ashes are protected from contamination or leakage.
In still other embodiments, the urn container volume 74 may be located in the middle of the cabinet 10, off-centered, in one or more of the corners, or whatever is aesthetically pleasing to the user. The urn volume 74 is shown taking up about ¼ of the total cabinet volume, however the urn volume may be larger or smaller. The display volume is shown taking up about ¾ of the total cabinet volume, however, in other embodiments the display volume may be larger or smaller. The cabinet 10 as shown is generally rectangular, but in other embodiments, the cabinet may have any suitable shape, including, but not limited to the following shapes: generally round, generally heart, generally oval. In other embodiments, the cabinet 10 may not have windows 46 and/or 55. The windows 46 and 55 may be part of a door (like the display door 42), or may be part of a separate front wall, similar to how the urn window 55 is located in the front urn wall 50. The cabinet, in other embodiments, may come with urn doors 30 (such as the urn doors as shown in
Of course, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the disclosed urn display cabinet may be modified to have only one keep sake volume, or more than 2 keep sake volumes. Additionally, the power supply 106 may be located in various locations on and in the cabinet 10.
It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, and the like may be used herein to modify elements performing similar and/or analogous functions. These modifiers do not imply a spatial, sequential, or hierarchical order to the modified elements unless specifically stated.
While the disclosure has been described with reference to several embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this disclosure, but that the disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A wall-mounted urn display cabinet comprising:
- a cabinet top;
- a first sidewall in communication with a cabinet top;
- a second sidewall in communication with the cabinet top, in opposition to the first sidewall;
- a front urn wall in communication with the first sidewall and second sidewall, the front urn wall comprising: a rear side of the front urn wall; a front side of the front urn wall located on a side opposite the rear side of the front urn wall; a first keepsake volume located generally in the rear side of the front urn wall; a first urn sidewall defining a perimeter of the keepsake volume; a first routed front wall located adjacent to the first urn sidewall, and adjacent to the front side of the front urn wall;
- a rear wall in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the cabinet top; and
- a first keepsake panel attachable to the rear side of the front urn wall, and configured to seal the first keepsake volume with a volume of ashes located in the first keepsake volume.
2. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- an opening located in the first routed front wall; and
- a window located in the opening of the first routed front wall.
3. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, wherein the front urn wall further comprises:
- a second keepsake volume located generally in the rear side of the front urn wall and generally adjacent to the first keepsake volume; a second urn sidewall defining a perimeter of the second keepsake volume; a second routed front wall located adjacent to the second urn sidewall, and adjacent to the front side of the front urn wall;
- and wherein the wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1 further comprises:
- a second keepsake panel attachable to the rear side of the front urn wall, and configured to seal the second keepsake volume with a volume of ashes located in the second keepsake volume.
4. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- an opening located in the second routed front wall; and
- a window located in the opening of the second routed front wall.
5. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- a medial wall in communication with the first sidewall, second sidewall, front display case wall, and front urn wall;
- a light base in communication with the medial wall;
- a light source in electrical communication with the light base; and
- wherein the front urn wall is located above the medial wall.
6. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 5, further comprising:
- a display case floor in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the rear wall;
- a cabinet bottom panel located below the display case floor, and in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the rear wall, the cabinet bottom panel comprising an access panel;
- a power supply located in a compartment defined by the display case floor, cabinet bottom panel, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the rear wall, the power supply in electrical communication with the light base.
7. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- a medial wall in communication with the first sidewall, second sidewall, and front urn wall;
- a light base in communication with the internal side of the cabinet top;
- a light source in electrical communication with the light base; and
- wherein the front urn wall is locate below the medial wall.
8. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 5, further comprising:
- a display case floor in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the rear wall;
- a cabinet bottom panel located below the display case floor, and in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the rear wall, the cabinet bottom panel comprising an access panel;
- a power supply located in a compartment defined by the display case floor, cabinet bottom panel, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the rear wall, the power supply in electrical communication with the light base.
9. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- an urn door swingably attached to a wall selected from the group consisting of the first sidewall and the second sidewall. (changed ash to urn)
10. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 9, further comprising:
- an urn window located in the ash door; and
- wherein the urn window is configurable to show the interior of at least one sealed volume. (change ash to urn)
11. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- a display door swingably attached to a wall selected from the group consisting of the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
12. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 11, further comprising:
- a display window located in the display door.
13. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 9, wherein the urn door is attached to the cabinet via hidden hinges.
14. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 11, wherein the display door is attached to the cabinet via hidden hinges.
15. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- a display case floor in communication with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the rear wall, and the front display case wall; and
- wherein the interior of the rear display wall is covered with a surface layer of material selected from the group consisting of velvet, felt, and fabric.
16. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 15, further comprising:
- a pinnable layer is located between the surface layer of material and the interior of the rear display wall.
17. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:
- a door lock located on the display door.
18. The wall-mounted urn display cabinet of claim 17, wherein the door lock is configured to lock both the display door and the urn door.
19. The wall mounted urn display cabinet of claim 17, comprising a plurality of keepsake volumes.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 15, 2007
Publication Date: May 22, 2008
Inventor: Dennis R. Champagne (San Diego, CA)
Application Number: 11/940,871
International Classification: A47B 81/00 (20060101);