| CPC E04H 13/006 (2013.01) [E04H 13/003 (2013.01); E04H 13/008 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A cemetery system comprising:
a plurality of interconnected above-ground columbarium units, wherein each above-ground columbarium unit comprises a plurality of stacked blocks of natural stone sitting on a foundation with a plurality of niches drilled partially through each block from a first face and a plurality of memorials etched into a second face opposite to the first face, each memorial on a portion of each block in front of one of the niches; and
at least one separate columnar columbarium unit comprising a six-sided columnar block of stone extending upward from a foundation and having six outer faces carved into the columnar block, said outer faces alternating between pairs of adjacent pre-drilled niches extending partially through the block and pairs of memorializations, and a central passage extending from a top surface of the columnar block to a bottom surface, wherein said central passage is connected to a fluid pump for dispensing fluid out of the top surface.
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16. A modular above-ground columbarium unit comprising:
a plurality of elongated individual blocks stacked vertically and horizontally, each block having a pre-drilled niche starting on one end and a memorial on a second opposing end, and a transverse opening located at a distance D2 from the memorial end, the transverse opening passing entirely through the block, wherein individual blocks are stacked vertically and horizontally so that their long surfaces touch and at least one support rod passes through the transverse opening of each block in each vertical stack of blocks, wherein the at least one support rod passes through the transverse opening of each block so that vertically adjacent blocks do not have the same distance D2.
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