US 12,460,439 B2
Tombstone audio device
Hershel Adkins, West Liberty, KY (US)
Filed by Hershel Adkins, West Liberty, KY (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,887.
Prior Publication US 2025/0237078 A1, Jul. 24, 2025
Int. Cl. G08B 1/08 (2006.01); E04H 13/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 13/001 (2013.01) [H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H01M 10/465 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tombstone audio device being mountable to a tombstone for emitting an audible eulogy for the decedent associated with the tombstone, said device comprising:
a clamp having a first jaw being slidably engaged to a second jaw thereby facilitating said clamp to have an adjustable width wherein said clamp is configured to be attached to a tombstone;
an audio unit being integrated into said clamp, said audio unit storing a pre-recorded message comprising a eulogy of the decedent associated with the tombstone, said audio unit emitting said pre-recorded message when said audio unit is actuated wherein said audio unit is configured to facilitate a visitor of the tombstone to hear the eulogy;
wherein said first jaw comprises a leg and a foot extending downwardly from said leg;
wherein said foot has a front surface and a back surface;
wherein each of said foot and said leg is substantially hollow;
wherein said leg has a hole extending into a distal end of said leg with respect to said foot;
wherein said foot has a plurality of slots each extending through said front surface of said foot into an interior of said foot;
wherein said plurality of slots is elongated to extend laterally across said front surface of said foot; and
wherein said plurality of slots is positioned closer to a bottom end of said foot than said leg.