ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,957, issued on Feb. 18.
"Headstone support" was invented by David M. Fisher (Star, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention herein relates to a headstone support. The headstone support has a base and a socket. The headstone socket is configured to receive the headstone in a tight fit so as to reduce movement and/or shifting of the headstone. The headstone socket can have at least four corners. The corners are connected by sidewalls. The sidewalls may be complete sidewalls or partial sidewalls. The base of the headstone support has flanges that extend outward from the sidewalls. The base is configured to disperse the weight ...