Patent ID: 7793462

Claim:
A combination cemetery vase and flag holder adapter for connection between a vase mounting ring at the top of a receptacle and the base of a conventional invertible cemetery vase, the ring having a central aperture with surrounding slots in its side wall and the base having peripheral lugs, said adapter comprising: an adapter plate having a main body with a generally flat top surface, a generally flat bottom surface, a first end and a second end, a larger hole having a side wall extending through said plate near said first end for receiving the base of the vase, and a smaller hole having a side wall extending therethrough near said second end spaced a distance from said larger hole for mounting a flagstaff; a set of lugs depending vertically from said bottom surface surrounding said larger hole for detachable engagement in the slots in the side wall of the mounting ring; and a set of slots in said top surface and side wall of said larger hole for receiving and detachably engaging the peripheral lugs of the base of the cemetery vase to support the vase in an upright position above the receptacle or an inverted stored position in the receptacle.