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US 6,553,727 B2Granted
Columbarium
AssigneeM. Erskine Thomas
InventorsMarion Erskine Thomas, Ron Scarcella, Harry Lee Jordan
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Abstract
A columbarium for cremation remains constructed of at least one unit which includes a generally planar bottom surface and at least five vertical outer sides with each side having a corner. A cover supported by a plurality of walls which, along with said outer sides and said bottom, form compartments. An opening in each outer side providing access to a compartment for receiving cremation remains.
Claims23
A columbarium comprising:
- a multiplicity of vertically stacked interlocked units;
- each of said units comprising:
- a cover;
- a generally planar, hexagonal base having six corners with a plurality of upstanding inner walls arranged over one surface thereof forming a central hexagon shaped inner side having six inner corners;
- a plurality of support walls positioned around the perimeter of said inner side defining a plurality of compartments between said base and said cover, each said compartment having an outwardly facing opening;
- a respective of said support walls being arranged to extend from each outer corner of said base to an aligned axially inner corner of said inner sides;
- a plurality of divider walls, said divider walls being positioned between each adjacent pair of said support walls dividing the space between said support walls into substantially lesser volumes;
- and,
- a door for closing each of said opening of said compartments.
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A columbarium comprising:
- at least one unit having a base with a center vertical axis and at least five vertical outer faces with each said face being separated from an adjacent of said faces by a corner;
- an upstanding support wall with a longitudinal axis extending from each said corner through said center vertical axis;
- a cover supported by said support walls and extending slightly beyond outer extremities of said base, said cover forming with said base and said support walls a plurality of compartments with each said compartment having an outwardly directed opening;
- and,
- a door for each said opening, said doors closing each said compartment for storage of cremated remains.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.