David F Bosico

US Patent:

40192946, Apr 26, 1977

Filed:

Nov 4, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/628758

Inventors:

Joseph F. Bosico - Lansdale PA
David F. Bosico - Lansdale PA

Assignee:

Bosico Precast Company - Lansdale PA

International Classification:

E04H 1300

US Classification:

52103

Abstract:

The preferred embodiment of the invention disclosed herein relates to arrangements for supporting a marker such as a gravestone above an excavation such as a grave in which a receptacle member is buried. The saddle member is located in the excavation and has a support surface disposed above the receptacle member and below the ground surface surrounding the excavation. On the support surface is carried support means, for example, a plurality of blocks arranged in stacks to form a support base generally level with the ground surface around the excavation for supporting the marker. In one embodiment of the invention, the receptacle member is a vault in which a coffin is carried and the saddle is a generally U-shaped member having support legs seated on the top surface of the vault. In another embodiment of the invention, the receptacle member is a coffin and the saddle member comprises a lower U-shaped member supported in a trench in the bottom of the excavation below the coffin and also comprises an upper U-shaped member seated on the lower U-shaped member and providing the support surface.