Patent Publication Number: US-9883981-B1

Title: Cremains container having buried image

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a container and, more particularly, to a cremains container. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     The ancients believed that the souls of the dead will continue to live in another world. In the Chinese world, the dead body was usually buried in the earth to produce a buried image, which means that burial brings peace to the deceased and the live people, and to provide an auspicious effect. A conventional cremains container is only used to store the cremains of the dead body after cremation and cannot provide a buried image, thereby limiting the versatility of the cremains container. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a cremains container having a buried image. 
     In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a cremains container comprising a container body, a cover mounted on the container body, and a determined amount of filling powder provided in the container body and the cover. The container body is made of transparent material. The container body has an interior formed with a receiving space for receiving cremains. The container body has a periphery provided with a hollow portion receiving the filling powder. The cover is made of transparent material. The cover has an interior provided with a hollow portion receiving the filling powder. Thus, the filling powder in the container body and the cover conceals the receiving space of the container body to prevent the receiving space of the container body and the cremains from being viewed directly by a person outside of the container body. 
     According to the primary advantage of the present invention, the people outside of the cremains container only see the filling powder in the container body and the cover and cannot see the cremains in the receiving space of the container body, so that it looks like the cremains are buried in the earth, to produce a buried image, which means that burial brings peace to the deceased and the live, and to provide an auspicious effect. 
     Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a cremains container in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a partially exploded perspective cross-sectional view of the cremains container in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a front cross-sectional view of the cremains container as shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a front exploded cross-sectional view of a cremains container in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a cremains container in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring to the drawings and initially to  FIGS. 1-3 , a cremains container  1  in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a container body  10 , a cover  20  mounted on the container body  10 , and a determined amount of filling powder  30  provided in the container body  10  and the cover  20 . The container body  10  is made of transparent material. The container body  10  has an interior formed with a receiving space  12  for receiving cremains. The container body  10  has a periphery provided with a hollow portion  111  receiving the filling powder  30 . The cover  20  is made of transparent material. The cover  20  has an interior provided with a hollow portion  21  receiving the filling powder  30 . Thus, the filling powder  30  in the container body  10  and the cover  20  conceals the receiving space  12  of the container body  10  to prevent the cremains in the receiving space  12  of the container body  10  from being viewed directly by a person outside of the container body  10 , so that the person outside of the container body  10  only sees the filling powder  30  and cannot see the cremains in the receiving space  12  of the container body  10 . 
     In practice, the people outside of the cremains container  1  only see the filling powder  30  in the container body  10  and the cover  20  and cannot see the cremains in the receiving space  12  of the container body  10 , so that it looks like the cremains are buried in the earth, to produce a buried image, which means that burial brings peace to the deceased, and to provide an auspicious effect. 
     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the container body  10  includes a plurality of walls  11  combined together, and the receiving space  12  of the container body  10  is defined by the walls  11 . The hollow portion  111  of the container body  10  is formed in each of the walls  11  of the container body  10 . 
     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the filling powder  30  is made of soil, sand or mineral. 
     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the container body  10  has an open upper end provided with a mounting seat  13 , and the cover  20  has a periphery provided with a cover rim  22  mounted on the mounting seat  13  of the container body  10 . Thus, the cover  20  is mounted on the container body  10  to cover the receiving space  12  of the container body  10 . 
     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the container body  10  has a surface provided with patterns, figures or characters by a laser sculpture technology to enhance the aesthetic quality of the container body  10 . 
     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the filling powder  30  is mixed with a crystal, agate or jade to enhance the value of the cremains container  1 . 
     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the container body  10  is made of hard material, such as a crystal or glass. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the container body  40  is formed integrally with an enclosing wall  401  with inner and outer interlinings, and the receiving space  12  of the container body  10  is defined by the enclosing wall  401 . The hollow portion  402  of the container body  10  is formed in the enclosing wall  401  of the container body  10 . The container body  40  has an open bottom, and a seal cap  41  is mounted in the open bottom of the container body  40 . The receiving space  12  of the container body  10  has an open end provided with an inner cap  14  to protect the cremains in the receiving space  12  of the container body  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , the cremains container  1  has an oblong shape. Alternatively, the cremains container  1  has a rectangular, circular or polygonal shape. 
     Accordingly, the people outside of the cremains container  1  only see the filling powder  30  in the container body  10  and the cover  20  and cannot see the cremains in the receiving space  12  of the container body  10 , so that it looks like the cremains are buried in the earth, to produce a buried image, which means that burial brings peace to the deceased and the live, and to provide an auspicious effect. 
     Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the scope of the invention.