Funeral service apparatus

• US 8,613,121 B1
• Filed: 11/30/2010
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jonathan White
• Original Assignee: Jonathan White
• Inventors: White, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas, David B
• Application Number:
  US12/956,404
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 711/9, 712/8, 713/5, 716/4, 332/75.R, 337/60
• US Class Current: 7/119
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 1/04 wherein the elements are brought into working positions by a pivoting or sliding movement
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 11/00 Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement combined table-ware A47G21/06

Abstract

A funeral service apparatus and method for implementing the funeral service apparatus is provided and includes an apparatus body having a hex wrench, a knife blade, a Phillips head screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver, a holy water containment vial, a committal sand containment vial, scissors, a tape measure having a measuring tape, a pen and a flashlight. The hex wrench, knife, Phillips head screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, scissors and measuring tape are rotatably associated with the funeral service apparatus to be configurable between an extended configuration and a stored configuration. Moreover, the holy water containment vial, the committal sand containment vial and the pen are slidably associated with the funeral service apparatus to be configurable between an extended configuration and a stored configuration.

Claims

1. A funeral service apparatus, comprising:

an apparatus body, wherein the apparatus body includes a hex wrench, a knife blade, a screwdriver, a containment vial, scissors, a tape measure having a measuring tape, a pen and a flashlight, wherein at least one of the hex wrench, knife, screwdriver, scissors and measuring tape are rotatably associated with the funeral service apparatus.

2. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the screwdriver is a Philips head screwdriver.

3. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the screwdriver is a flat head screwdriver.

4. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hex wrench, knife blade, screwdriver, scissors and measuring tape are rotatable relative to the apparatus body.

5. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pen and containment vial are slidable relative to the apparatus body.

6. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the containment vial is a holy water containment vial and includes a vial cavity for containing holy water.

7. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the containment vial is a committal sand containment vial and includes a vial cavity for containing committal sand.

8. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flashlight includes an LED light source.

9. The funeral service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pen includes a replaceable ink source.

10. A funeral service apparatus, comprising:

an apparatus body configured to include at least one of a hex wrench, a knife blade, a Phillips head screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver, a holy water containment vial, a committal sand containment vial, scissors, a tape measure having a measuring tape, a pen and a flashlight, wherein the hex wrench, knife, Phillips head screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, scissors and measuring tape are rotatably associated with the funeral service apparatus to be configurable between an extended configuration and a stored configuration.

11. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein the screwdriver is a Philips head screwdriver.

12. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein the screwdriver is a flat head screwdriver.

13. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of the hex wrench, knife blade, screwdriver, scissors and measuring tape are rotatable relative to the apparatus body.

14. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of the holy water containment vial, pen and committal sand containment vial are slidable relative to the apparatus body.

15. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein the holy water containment vial and includes a vial cavity for containing holy water.

16. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein the committal sand containment vial and includes a vial cavity for containing committal sand.

17. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein the flashlight includes an LED light source.

18. The funeral service apparatus of claim 10, wherein the pen includes a replaceable ink source.

19. A funeral service apparatus, comprising:

an apparatus body including, a hex wrench, a knife blade, a Phillips head screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver, a holy water containment vial, a committal sand containment vial, scissors, a tape measure having a measuring tape, a pen and a flashlight,

wherein the hex wrench, knife, Phillips head screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, scissors and measuring tape are rotatably associated with the funeral service apparatus to be configurable between an extended configuration and a stored configuration, and

wherein the holy water containment vial, the committal sand containment vial and the pen are slidably associated with the funeral service apparatus to be configurable between an extended configuration and a stored configuration.

20. The funeral service apparatus of claim 19, wherein the tape measuring includes a tape measure rotation device configured to self-retract and wherein the measuring tape is substantially equal to 36 inches in length.