Patent ID: 9301633
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A47G,B44C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of assembling a ceremonial multi-piece sculpture representational of a union and commitment in a ritual-based ceremony, which comprises the steps of: inserting onto a base an outer piece having a front side and a back side, a heart-shaped exterior perimeter that includes an upper vertex and a lower vertex, and a central open area in the shape of a heart extending completely from the front side to the back side of the outer piece, the central open area being bordered by an inner edge of said outer piece, inserting into the central open area of said heart-shaped outer piece through the front side or back side of the outer piece a heart-shaped inner piece having an exterior perimeter that is slightly smaller than the central open area of the outer piece and having an upper vertex, a lower vertex, and a chevron-shaped protrusion extending from and coextensive with the heart-shaped inner piece's lower vertex, wherein the chevron-shaped protrusion of said inner piece is inserted into a slot that is formed in the inner edge of said outer piece and adjacent the bottom of the central open area of said outer piece such that the inner piece is in planar alignment with the outer piece; and fastening the inner piece to the outer piece and completing said ceremonial multi-piece sculpture by inserting a topper pin through an opening in the upper vertex of said outer piece and into an opening in the upper vertex of said inner piece.