| CPC E04H 13/003 (2013.01) [E04H 12/2269 (2013.01); E04H 13/001 (2013.01); E04H 13/00 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A headstone and headstone support combination, the headstone being inserted into the headstone support, the combination comprising:
a headstone support comprising a headstone socket and a base integrally formed as a single molded apparatus, wherein said headstone socket is configured to receive the headstone such that the headstone does not move and the headstone is supported on said base, said headstone socket extending away from said base to an opening of said headstone socket at a first end of said headstone socket;
wherein said headstone socket comprises at least four corners, wherein said corners are connected by said sidewalls, said headstone socket defining a width and a length with the length being longer than the width;
wherein the headstone is positioned within said headstone socket, said headstone support retaining said headstone in an upright position; and
wherein said base comprises a flange at a second end of said headstone socket and extending perpendicular to said sidewalls of said headstone socket away from a center of said headstone socket, said flange extending away from said second end of said headstone socket such that said headstone extends upward out of said headstone socket opening at said first end of said headstone socket, wherein said flange of said base is configured to disperse the weight of said headstone positioned within said headstone socket, wherein said headstone support comprising a fin extending from an outer surface of said socket along said length of said socket to said flange, said fin being integrally molded to said flange and said socket.
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