Patent ID: 7448161
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: A47G,E04H,G09F

Abstract:
1. A combination of a cemetery memorial and a device for supporting a plant or other items on the cemetery memorial, the combination comprising: the cemetery memorial having a vase and a means for supporting the vase; a staff inserted into the vase, said staff having a hooked top end for attaching the plant or other item elevated above the cemetery memorial; and a spiral-shaped support member having a continuously reducing diameter from a top portion to a base portion, wherein the spiral-shaped support member comprises a coil having a plurality of turns from the top portion to the base portion, said plurality of turns having said continuously reducing diameter from the top portion to the base portion, a respective spacing is provided between consecutive turns from the top portion to the base portion said staff being configured to pass through a central axis of said spiral-shaped support member extending from said top portion to said base portion, said spiral-shaped support member having a cross-sectional dimension that is slightly less than a diameter of the vase so an outer edge of the spiral-shaped support member wedges against an inside surface of the vase supporting the staff in an upright position, said base portion coupled to a bottom end of said staff within said vase, and said top portion coupled to a portion of said staff between said hooked top end and said bottom end.