Patent ID: 8146216

Claim:
An urn for storing ashes of a deceased, said urn comprising: a container defining an internal chamber adapted to store said ashes, said container having a base portion, at least one vertically extending side portion, and a top portion; a lighting assembly fixed to said container, said assembly having a hollow sleeve extending from said top portion in a direction away from said base portion, a light bulb socket mounted on a distal end of said sleeve, electrical wiring having a first end connected to said light bulb socket and routed along a path within said sleeve, into said chamber and out of said chamber; and a manual switch for controlling electricity flow to said light bulb socket; wherein a second end of said electrical wiring terminates at an electrical plug adapted for connection to an electricity source; further wherein an internal surface of said top portion defines a first groove, wherein said electrical wiring within said chamber is disposed at least in part within said first groove.