Method, system, and device for storing cremains
OwnerJames Patrick Haffey Greeninventor
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a device comprising: a first wooden portion comprising a substantially rectangular and substantially planar face interlocked to an opposing pair of substantially rectangular and substantially planar sides and to an opposing pair of substantially rectangular and substantially planar ends, the sides interlocked to said ends, said first wooden portion defining a cremains cavity; and a substantially planar wooden lid adapted to be attached to the first wooden portion and to permanently close said cremains cavity to form an airtight cremains space, the wooden lid comprising a plurality of vents adapted to vent the cremains cavity upon attachment of the wooden lid to the first wooden portion and to be sealed upon permanently closing of the cremains cavity.
Claims20
A columbarium wall, comprising a plurality of masonry courses, each of the masonry courses comprising a plurality of mortared structural masonry blocks arranged in a predetermined block pattern, the predetermined block pattern defining a plurality of regularly-spaced niches located external to each structural masonry block and dimensioned to receive at least one box-urn that encloses a volume of at least 200 cubic inches, a sub-plurality of niches defined by a first course from the plurality of masonry courses offset along a length of the wall with respect to a sub-plurality of niches defined by a second course from the plurality of masonry courses, wherein, when installed, each structural masonry block is defined by a block length, a block width, a block thickness, and the block length is greater than the block width and the block thickness, and the block length extends parallel to the length of the columbarium wall.
A method, comprising:
- on a previously constructed foundation for a columbarium wall defined by a wall length, a wall height, and a wall thickness, installing a plurality of masonry courses, each of the masonry courses comprising a plurality of mortared structural masonry blocks arranged in a predetermined block pattern, the predetermined block pattern defining a plurality of regularly-spaced niches located external to each structural masonry block and dimensioned to receive at least one box-urn that encloses a volume of at least 200 cubic inches, a sub-plurality of niches defined by a first course from the plurality of masonry courses offset along the wall length with respect to a sub-plurality of niches defined by a second course from the plurality of masonry courses, wherein, when installed, each structural masonry block is defined by a block length, a block width, and a block thickness, and the block length is greater than the block width and the block thickness, and the block length extends parallel to the wall length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.