Patent ID: 6041483
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A funerary urn comprising a top, a bottom, and side walls connecting said top and bottom, said urn having an open area within a first storage space defined by said top, bottom and side walls with between 0.25 and 5 cubic feet of space, said top, bottom and side walls having openings therein which will allow passage of water into said first storage space and air out of said first storage space, said first storage space having a second storage space therein for containing ashes of a cremated animal and said urn, when containing the ashes of a cremated animal and then immersed in water, will achieve a specific gravity of greater than 1.0 within three minutes, at least 80% by weight said top, bottom and side walls consisting essentially of materials which would decompose, degrade, dissolve, or disperse in water so that said urn will lose its structural integrity within twelve months of continued immersion in water at 20.degree. C.