Weatherproof Remembrance Items for Gravesites and Memorial Sites

Abstract

The present invention relates to a weatherproof stuffed animal for placement on gravesites and external memorial sites. The stuffed animal can be placed by a person at a gravesite (or memorial site) as a memorial for a person who has passed away. More specifically, the stuffed animal can have any shape and size and includes a weatherproof outer cover and inner filling. The weatherproof properties prohibit the stuffed animal from becoming tattered and deteriorated in harsh weather elements. Further, the stuffed animal includes customized mourning/remembrance messages printed, embroidered, or sewn on the outer cover for mourning. The stuffed animal can have LEDs to illuminate the remembrance messages and can also have a protective slot for securing a name, a message, and/or a photo of the person on whose gravesite the stuffed animal is kept.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A remembrance item comprising:
 a stuffed animal comprising an outer shell for placement at an outdoor memorial site;   wherein said outer shell comprises an outer covering comprising a weatherproof and tear resistant material for prohibiting said stuffed animal from becoming waterlogged, dirty or tattered;   wherein said stuffed animal is flexible and pliable;   wherein said stuffed animal comprises a customized remembrance phrase displayed on said outer shell;   wherein said weatherproof and tear resistant material is selected from a group consisting of a leather, a vinyl, a plush, a elastane, a neoprene and a nylon; and   further wherein said weatherproof and tear resistant material is coated with a water resistant material including a polyurethane coating.   
     
     
         2 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said stuffed animal is a teddy bear. 
     
     
         3 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is sewn on said outer shell. 
     
     
         4 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is a patch sewn on said outer shell. 
     
     
         5 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is an LED display. 
     
     
         6 . The remembrance item of  claim 5 , wherein said stuffed animal comprises a battery for powering said LED display. 
     
     
         7 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said stuffed animal includes a selectively attachable plaque for displaying said customized remembrance phrase. 
     
     
         8 . The remembrance item of  claim 7 , wherein said stuffed animal includes a laminated image slot for accommodating an image therein. 
     
     
         9 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said polyurethane coating includes a fluorescent pigment for increasing a visibility of said stuffed animal in a low light environment or at nighttime. 
     
     
         10 . The remembrance item of  claim 1 , wherein said stuffed animal comprises an internal pliable material stuffed inside an enclosed volume formed by said outer shell, wherein said internal pliable material is selected from a group consisting of a polyester, a grain and a bead. 
     
     
         11 . The remembrance item of  claim 6 , wherein said stuffed animal comprises a removable transparent protective cover. 
     
     
         12 . A remembrance item comprising:
 an outer shell that is weather resistant;   an outer covering comprising a weatherproof and tear resistant material for prohibiting said remembrance item from becoming waterlogged, dirty or tattered;   an internal pliable material stuffed inside an enclosed volume formed by said outer shell, wherein said internal pliable material is selected from a group consisting of a polyester, a grain and a bead;   a customized remembrance phrase displayed on said outer shell;   wherein said weatherproof and tear resistant material is selected from a group consisting of a leather, a vinyl, a plush, an elastane, a neoprene and a nylon; and   further wherein said weatherproof and tear resistant material is coated with a water resistant material having a polyurethane coating.   
     
     
         13 . The remembrance item of  claim 12 , wherein said remembrance item is selected from a group consisting of a doll, a dog, a cat, a robot, a sports ball and a stuffed animal. 
     
     
         14 . The remembrance item of  claim 12 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is sewn on said outer shell. 
     
     
         15 . The remembrance item of  claim 12 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is a patch sewn on said outer shell. 
     
     
         16 . The remembrance item of  claim 12 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is an LED display. 
     
     
         17 . The remembrance item of  claim 16  further comprising a battery for powering said LED display. 
     
     
         18 . A remembrance item comprising:
 an outer shell for placing at an outdoor memorial site;   an outer covering comprising a weatherproof and tear resistant material for prohibiting said remembrance item from becoming waterlogged, dirty or tattered;   an internal pliable material stuffed inside an enclosed volume formed by said outer shell, wherein said internal pliable material is selected from a group consisting of a polyester, a grain and a bead;   a customized remembrance phrase displayed on said outer shell;   wherein said weatherproof and tear resistant material is selected from a group consisting of a leather, a vinyl, a plush, an elastane, a neoprene and a nylon, and further wherein said weatherproof and tear resistant material is coated with a polyurethane coating;   a selectively attachable plaque for displaying said customized remembrance phrase; and   a laminated image slot for accommodating an image therein.   
     
     
         19 . The remembrance item of  claim 18 , wherein said remembrance item is selected from a group consisting of a doll, a dog, a cat, a robot, a sports ball and a stuffed animal. 
     
     
         20 . The remembrance item of  claim 18 , wherein said customized remembrance phrase is sewn on said outer shell.