Composition Comprising Cremation Ashes

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition that comprises clay and ashes originating from the cremation of dead persons, animals or vegetables and the purpose whereof is to create an emotional bond between the piece created with said composition and the user who acquires it.

Claims

1. A composition characterised in that it comprises: (a) clay; and (b) ashes originated from the cremation of a deceased subject.

2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the clay is selected from the list that comprises: white clay, calcareous earthenware paste, dolomite, feldspar, kaolinite, halloysite, illite, chlorite, vermiculite, montmorillonite, sepiolite-palygorskite and any combination thereof.

3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the clay is white clay.

4. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the ashes have a size of less than 0.25 mm in diameter.

5. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight percentage of the clay ranges between 90% and 95% with respect to the final composition.

6. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight percentage of the ashes ranges between 5% and 10% with respect to the final composition.

7. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the ashes originated from a person or an animal.

8. The composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition is baked, is in solid form and further comprises an outer layer of glaze.

9. The composition according to claim 8, wherein the layer of glaze is a resin selected from the following list: epoxy resin, photosensitive resin or any combination thereof.

10. The element or figure that comprises the composition according to claim 1.

11. The element or figure that comprises the composition according to claim 8, and which is crimped on a support.

12. The element or figure according to claim 10, wherein the element or figure is three-dimensional.

13-15. (canceled)

16. The element or figure according to claim 12, wherein the element or figure is an already-glazed three-dimensional element or figure, or a ceramic figure, and it is crimped on the corresponding supports.

Description

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0028] Below we provide a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the object of the present invention.

Preparation of a Figure Made of Clay and Ashes Obtained by Means of 3D Printing and Subsequent Glazing.

[0029] For the preparation, the ashes originating from the cremation of the remains of a deceased living being are recovered, and subsequently filtered and sieved in order to discard those particles with a diameter greater than 0.25 millimetres.

[0030] The selected particles are mixed with clays that have a particle size of less than 0.002 millimetres, until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, which is subsequently introduced inside a container equipped with a pressure system that exerts an overpressure of 4 bars on the materials contained inside.

[0031] The container comprises an outlet through which the mixture of materials is removed from the interior by means of the overpressure introduced, in order to feed said mixture of materials into a 3D printer equipped with at least one extruder nozzle.

[0032] The printer nozzle deposits a plurality of layers composed of the mixture of materials on an external substrate until the desired object, the design whereof has been previously introduced by means of a computer file, is shaped. In the preferred embodiment described herein, each of the successive layers has an approximate thickness of 1 millimetre and, finally, a rigid object with the selected design is obtained.

[0033] Once the printing is completed, the piece is allowed to dry for approximately 8-12 h.

[0034] When the piece is completely dry, the first baking is performed, which takes about 15 h; the maximum temperature reached in this first baking is 85° C.

[0035] Subsequently, the piece is glazed, with the aid of a paint brush, by coating the entire surface thereof, and a second baking is performed, wherein the glaze melts onto the surface of the object. This process takes 12 h and reaches a maximum temperature of 1030° C.

[0036] Finally, the already-glazed piece is mounted on the corresponding supports.