Patent ID: 8438764
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A bereavement artifact, in combination with a degradable piece of paper composed of a paper composition containing cellulous-glycolic acid possessing words of endearment or a personal message printed or written on the paper with the combination adapted to be placed at or near a burial gravesite at a location exposing the artifact to the atmosphere, comprising a molded body of any desired shape and/or configuration and further comprising a compartment within which said degradable piece of paper is located for confining said degradable piece of paper within the confines of said compartment with said compartment having an opening in communication with the atmosphere such that while said paper is confined in said compartment it is being simultaneously exposed to the atmosphere to cause the degradable paper to substantially dissolve and disintegrate upon contact with water or water vapor present in the atmosphere over a relatively short time period.