Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Burial vault
Patent
1994-09-07
1995-04-25
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Burial vault
52134, 52136, 52138, 27 1, E04H 1300
Patent
active
054087864
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tomb built in temples or cemeteries.
2. Prior Art
In conventional tombs, as shown in FIG. 1, a chamber 2 for accommodating cremated remains or bones 1 of the dead is formed underground enclosed by concrete, with a tombstone 3 erected on the ground above the bone accommodating chamber 2. In front of the tombstone 3 an opening 4 is formed that communicates with the chamber 2. The opening 4 is closed by a stone cover 5.
Such conventional tombs, however, have the following drawbacks. That is, since the tombstone 3 is simply placed on the bone accommodating chamber 2 with the opening 4 closed by the stone cover 5, the chamber 2 is not tightly enclosed but there are many gaps through which rain water easily enters, weathering the bones 1 placed inside.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A primary object of this invention is to provide a tomb which improves the environment of the interior of the tomb, especially the bone accommodating chamber.
A further object of the invention is to provide a tomb which allows easy placement of bones of the dead in the bone accommodating chamber.
Another object of the invention is to provide a tomb which has good air ventilation.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a tomb which has a robust structure.
To achieve the above objectives, in a tomb with a bone accommodating chamber, the present invention constructs the tomb in a house-like structure to enclose the chamber and thereby prevent ingress of water into the chamber.
With this tomb, since the bone accommodating chamber is enclosed to prevent water from entering the interior of the tomb, the bones placed in the chamber are protected against weathering.
In more detail, the tomb as a whole is constructed in the shape of a house and the bone accommodating chamber is enclosed to prevent ingress of water, so that the bones placed in the chamber are not exposed to rain water, thus improving the environment and minimizing the weathering of the bones. Further, since the tomb is constructed in the house-like shape, a greater strength is gained than the conventional tomb in which the tombstone is simply placed on the underground bone accommodating chamber. Thus, the tomb can be prevented from falling as experienced with the conventional ones. Furthermore, the house-like structure provides a good appearance.
In the following, one embodiment of this invention will be described by referring to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross section of a conventional tomb;
FIG. 2 is a front view of a tomb as one embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a right side view of the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a left side view of the embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI--VI of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII--VII of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII--VIII of FIG. 3.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
As shown in FIGS. 2 through 8, the tomb of this embodiment is constructed in the form of a house. The tomb consists of: a foundation section 10 embedded in the ground, a rectangular base section 11 erected on the foundation section 10, a wall section 12 built on the base section 11, and a roof section 13 mounted at the top of the wall section 12.
The wall section 12 and the roof section 13 are each formed of a pair of parallel plastic plates 14 with a specified gap therebetween and a heat insulating material 15 filled between the plastic plates. The roof section 13, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, has inclined surfaces on four sides. One of the inclined surfaces is recessed inwardly and a window 17 is formed at a recessed portion 16. As shown in FIG. 6, the roof section 13 is removably mounted on the wall section 12. The lower end of the roof section 13 forms an opening 18 that fits over the outer circumference of the upper end of the wall section 12. At the inner
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Becker Jeffrey M.
Friedman Carl D.
Nguyen Kien T.
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