EP2620568A1 - Mit Mitteln zur Aufbewahrung von lebenden Pflanzen ausgestatteter Grabstein - Google Patents

Mit Mitteln zur Aufbewahrung von lebenden Pflanzen ausgestatteter Grabstein Download PDF

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EP2620568A1
EP2620568A1 EP12195886.2A EP12195886A EP2620568A1 EP 2620568 A1 EP2620568 A1 EP 2620568A1 EP 12195886 A EP12195886 A EP 12195886A EP 2620568 A1 EP2620568 A1 EP 2620568A1
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tombstone
tank
water
burial
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Francesco Franceschini
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H13/00—Monuments; Tombs; Burial vaults; Columbaria
    • E04H13/003—Funeral monuments, grave sites curbing or markers not making part of vaults
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H13/00—Monuments; Tombs; Burial vaults; Columbaria
    • E04H13/001—Accessories for grave sites, e.g. liners, covers, vault lowering devices

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  • the present invention relates to a tombstone for above ground tombs or burial niches and for burial graves, fitted with means for keeping live plants.
  • the present invention relates to a water supply system comprising an automatic irrigation system with the slow release of water to live plants or flowers planted in earth or applied to slow-release sponge elements, located on the headstones of tombs or graves or on any other type of burial construction.
  • the present invention provides an irrigation system designed to keep the earth planted with live ornamental plants or flowers moist in cases where these plants and flowers are planted around the visible surfaces of the tombstones of tombs or graves.
  • the special feature of the new solution according to the invention is that it makes it possible to plant ornamental plants or flowers in flower vases or in the ground usually present in front of the tombstone and to keep these plants automatically and independently irrigated for relatively long periods thereby relieving relatives of the deceased of the burden of tombstone care and maintenance.
  • This technology enables the optimum maintenance of the small ornamental plants and flowers decorating tombstones by reducing the need to water the plants by hand.
  • the solution proposed by the present invention can be applied to the cemetery sector and in particular to the sector for the fittings and accessories for graves and tombs.
  • Above ground burial involves inserting a hermetically sealed coffin into a burial recess or niche in a cemetery building or into a private tomb (with a series of niches together).
  • the coffin must be wood on the outside and zinc on the inside or vice versa.
  • the burial recesses are granted in use by municipal authorities for relatively long periods of up to twenty or thirty years.
  • Interment involves the burial of a coffin in the ground; in this case the coffin must be of wood only.
  • Cremation involves the incineration in special furnaces of the deceased's body in a coffin. The ashes resulting from cremation are collected in an urn which is then placed in a burial recess or interred in a grave.
  • the coffins are usually placed inside a plurality of burial recesses or niches.
  • the front of each niche is closed off with a headstone which carries information about the deceased, a photo of the deceased and usually a vase-like container for holding flowers or small ornamental plants.
  • the tombstone is located at the head of an area of ground where the grave holding the coffin is excavated.
  • Both burial recesses and graves have areas designed especially for holding cut flowers and live plants and flowers planted in earth.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the problems described above and to overcome the difficulties in irrigating and maintaining the moisture of the earth used for the ornamental plants in the ornamental pots and vases on tombstones.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the shortcomings outlined above through the use of means which enable the automatic, slow-release irrigation of plants for tombstones.
  • the tombstone is drilled to allow for the passage of tubes from the tank to the watering means and is also drilled at the top, where there is, for example, a removable photo, to enable the periodic topping up of the tank with water; given that the system is slow-release it will only require topping up after long intervals.
  • the numeral 10 indicates in its entirety a tombstone closing off a compartment 11 where a coffin has been inserted and where the tombstone is separated from the coffin by a blank wall indicated by the numeral 12.
  • the tombstone 10 is fixed to the masonry by bolts 13 at its four corners and comprises a flower vase 14 located to the front which is usually made from stone, usually the same stone as that used for the tombstone.
  • the flower vase 14 is designed to contain floral elements, or more precisely ornamental plants planted in the earth 15 inside the vase or alternatively planted in spongy, gelatinous or hydrophilic material inside the vase.
  • the earth or the hydrophilic material inside the flower vase 14 can be irrigated by a slow-release watering system so as to eliminate or at least reduce the need to pay frequent visits to the tomb to water the plants in the vase.
  • the slow-release watering system substantially comprises a water storage tank 16 and one or more drippers 17 inserted in the earth and connected to the tank by one or more tubes 18.
  • the tank 16 comprises a container open at the stop and firmly fixed with brackets 19 and screws 20 to the back of the tombstone 10, and where at the bottom of the tank there is a tube connector 21 through which water flows out of the container into the tubes 18 and onwards to the drippers 17.
  • the tank 16 is positioned and fixed to the back of the tombstone 10 and occupies the space in the compartment 11 defined by the tombstone 10 and the blank wall 12 sealing off the area containing the coffin.
  • the tubes 18 connecting the connectors 21 of the tank 16 to the drippers 17 pass through the hole 22 drilled through the tombstone in an area which is slightly above the edge of the vase 14.
  • the tank 16 can be filled with water through the opening 23 made at the top of the tombstone 10 and where this opening can be closed off with the plate 24, made from ceramics or other material, usually showing a photo of the deceased.
  • the plate 24 can be supported and held in position for example by L-shaped hooks 25 inserted in holes drilled in the plate or by other means suitable for this purpose.
  • the opening 23 is positioned and is large enough to enable the passage of a watering can when topping up the water in the tank 16.
  • the tank 16 can be closed off at the top with a grill which includes a filter in order to prevent dirt, dust, insects and other extraneous objects from entering or falling into the tank and eventually, after a long time, blocking the flow of water out of the tank.
  • the dripper 17 is of the float type where the flow of the drops of water is adjusted on a suitable ring nut.
  • the dripper 17 can also be made of terracotta or another porous material which allows a certain amount of water to seep out slowly into the earth.
  • a further feature is that the tube 18 or the connector 21 can be fitted with a special regulating valve which enables the water to be dosed in the correct amounts.
  • the tank 16 should preferably be made from copper or any other material which will not corrode or deteriorate as the result of prolonged contact with water.
  • the tank 16 can be of any shape or size to match the space available in the compartment 11 and depending on the amount of water to be provided.
  • the container or tank 16 can contain between five and ten litres of water although the use of tanks with a greater capacity is feasible.
  • tank 16 can be located in any other position deemed to comply with local municipal regulations.
  • the water supply system to the drippers 17 could be assisted by power-driven means such as a pump or similar devices on the tubing 18, on the connector 21 or in any other suitable position.
  • the pump could be powered by batteries, the mains power supply, a solar panel or from any other suitable energy source.
  • the solution in Figure 4 shows a graveside application where the floral display part is located in the soil area 26 at the foot of the tombstone 27 and above the grave in which the coffin is buried.
  • the tank 28 is located to the rear of the tombstone 27 contained in a special compartment. It could also be inside the tombstone itself but this would require a tombstone of suitable thickness. Alternatively, the tank could be made in any shape, such as a cross for example, made from copper or another material and covered with stone material or any other material suitable for this purpose.
  • the tank 28 is connected to the drippers 17 by tubes 18 coming from the connectors 21.
  • the tank 28 could be filled or topped up through the upper opening closed off by a filler cap 29.

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EP12195886.2A 2011-12-06 2012-12-06 Mit Mitteln zur Aufbewahrung von lebenden Pflanzen ausgestatteter Grabstein Withdrawn EP2620568A1 (de)

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IT000218A ITVR20110218A1 (it) 2011-12-06 2011-12-06 Lapide cimiteriale provvista di mezzi per il mantenimento delle piante vive

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JP2018076757A (ja) * 2016-11-11 2018-05-17 大次郎 迫口 循環型花立装置及び墓石
EP3593632A1 (de) * 2018-07-09 2020-01-15 Josef Stöger Bewässerungssystem für grabstätten
CN114342696A (zh) * 2021-12-31 2022-04-15 深圳市铁汉一方环境科技有限公司 种植系统

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DE580601C (de) 1933-07-13 Waldemar Lagemann Vorrichtung zur selbsttaetigen Bewaesserung von Grabhuegeln
US1982432A (en) 1933-06-10 1934-11-27 Rubert A Hull Cemetery monument
DE10017216A1 (de) * 2000-04-06 2001-10-18 Mueller Ute Automatische Grabbewässerungssystem
FR2827899A1 (fr) 2001-07-30 2003-01-31 David Warlet Dalle-bassin funeraire
US6769213B1 (en) 2003-06-18 2004-08-03 Venanzio Cardarelli Monument irrigation apparatus
DE102004052069A1 (de) * 2004-10-26 2006-04-27 Grimmplatten Gmbh & Co. Kg Gedenkstein und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE580601C (de) 1933-07-13 Waldemar Lagemann Vorrichtung zur selbsttaetigen Bewaesserung von Grabhuegeln
US1982432A (en) 1933-06-10 1934-11-27 Rubert A Hull Cemetery monument
DE10017216A1 (de) * 2000-04-06 2001-10-18 Mueller Ute Automatische Grabbewässerungssystem
FR2827899A1 (fr) 2001-07-30 2003-01-31 David Warlet Dalle-bassin funeraire
US6769213B1 (en) 2003-06-18 2004-08-03 Venanzio Cardarelli Monument irrigation apparatus
DE102004052069A1 (de) * 2004-10-26 2006-04-27 Grimmplatten Gmbh & Co. Kg Gedenkstein und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2018076757A (ja) * 2016-11-11 2018-05-17 大次郎 迫口 循環型花立装置及び墓石
EP3593632A1 (de) * 2018-07-09 2020-01-15 Josef Stöger Bewässerungssystem für grabstätten
CN114342696A (zh) * 2021-12-31 2022-04-15 深圳市铁汉一方环境科技有限公司 种植系统

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