Urn pedestal
The present disclosure is directed to a new urn display device (urn pedestal) for displaying an urn during a funeral ceremony. The urn display device includes a base that covers and encloses the burial opening where the urn is placed after the ceremony, provides a safe “floor” for anyone approaching the urn, and a central hole in the base that allows the urn to be passed through the base into a burial opening after the ceremony.
1. A pedestal for displaying an urn at a funeral ceremony comprising:
a base for covering and enclosing a burial opening in the ground, said base further comprising a central hole extending through the base;
a display surface comprising a placement area for displaying the urn during the funeral ceremony;
a shaft extending from the base to the display surface, said shaft being detachable from the base to expose the central hole;
wherein the central hole is large enough to allow an urn to be passed through the central hole into the burial opening; and
wherein the base is wider than the display surface.
2. A pedestal for displaying an urn at a funeral ceremony comprising:
a base for covering and enclosing a burial opening in the ground, said base further comprising a central hole extending through the base;
a display surface comprising a placement area for displaying the urn during the funeral ceremony;
a shaft extending from the base to the display surface, said shaft being detachable from the base to expose the central hole;
wherein the central hole is large enough to allow an urn to be passed through the central hole into the burial opening; and
wherein the base is longer than the display surface.
3. A pedestal for displaying an urn at a funeral ceremony comprising:
a base for covering and enclosing a burial opening in the ground, said base further comprising a central hole extending through the base;
a display surface comprising a placement area for displaying the urn during the funeral ceremony;
a shaft extending from the base to the display surface, said shaft being detachable from the base to expose the central hole;
wherein the central hole is large enough to allow an urn to be passed through the central hole into the burial opening; and
wherein the base encloses the shaft on three sides.
4. A pedestal for displaying an urn at a funeral ceremony comprising:
a base for covering and enclosing a burial opening in the ground, said base further comprising a central hole extending through the base;
a display surface comprising a placement area for displaying the urn during the funeral ceremony;
a shaft extending from the base to the display surface, said shaft being detachable from the base to expose the central hole;
wherein the central hole is large enough to allow an urn to be passed through the central hole into the burial opening; and
wherein the base encloses the shaft on four sides.