Special receptacle or package – For plate or sheet
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-17
2001-07-24
Foster, Jim (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For plate or sheet
C040S124500, C052S104000, C052S105000, C220S476000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06264032
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to methods of contacting distant relatives, and more particularly to a memorial family finder that enables a novel method of transmitting contact information to distant relatives who visit a grave site of a common ancestor.
2. Description of Related Art
There are many methods that can be used to track down distant relatives. These methods usually involve hiring professionals to search through governmental records to recreate family trees. However, there are many problems with using this process. First, it can be expensive and time consuming to pay someone to do the extensive research that is often required. Second, governmental records are often incomplete. Third, it is very difficult to track down some distant relatives if they have moved or changed their name.
The prior art teaches the method of searching government records to track down distant relatives. However, the prior art does not teach the use of a grave site of a common ancestor as a mechanism for sending messages to distant relatives who visit the grave site. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides further related advantages as described in the following summary.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
The present invention provides a memorial family finder for attachment to a headstone and a method of attaching the memorial family finder to a headstone of an ancestor to locate distant relatives. The memorial family finder includes a container having an opening shaped to receive at least one information card. In use, a user leaves a message having his or her contact information in a container located in proximity to the headstone of the headstone. Distant relatives who visit the headstone of the common ancestor can then retrieve the at least one information card and contact the user.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a memorial family finder and method of use having advantages not taught by the prior art.
Another objective is to provide a memorial family finder that allows a user to establish contact with distant relatives through their common association with a headstone of a common ancestor.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
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Foster Jim
Karich Eric
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