Secure memorial structures for cremation interment

摘要

A memorial structure includes a base, sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall defining one or more compartments having an open front end. One or more divider walls may be incorporated between the left and right sidewalls to form multi-compartment configurations. Removable door panels cover the open ends of the compartments. The memorial structure includes a lock mechanism for each compartment keyed or coded to be locked or unlocked with a unique key that is not useable with any other lock.

主权项

1. A memorial structure comprising:
a) one or more chambers, wherein each said chamber is defined by a base wall, a first sidewall and a second sidewall, a rear wall, a top wall and a removable door panel, wherein each said first and second sidewall includes a substantially vertical front edge; b) a first channel formed in said first sidewall of each said chamber and a second channel formed in said second sidewall of each said chamber aligned in spaced facing relationship with said first channel and wherein the depth of said first channel is greater than the depth of said second channel, and wherein each said channel is substantially U-shaped in cross section extending substantially parallel to said front edge of a respective said first and second sidewall; and c) a borehole extending from said front edge of said first sidewall and opening into said first channel, a lock fixedly secured in said borehole, wherein said lock includes a locking barrel movable into said first channel for engaging a rear edge of said door panel to maintain said door panel in a locked position and retractable from said first channel permitting said door panel to move laterally to an unlocked position, wherein the rear edge of said door panel is received in said first channel.