Patent ID: 7926228

Claim:
A cremation niche used in constructing a single or a double bank crematory niche system comprising: a concrete masonry block formed as a single unit having an uninterrupted cross section which includes rectangular sides, top and bottom panels and open rectangular front and rear openings thereof, said front opening providing access into a hollow horizontally disposed open-ended interior of said concrete block; said concrete block having material consistency; a liner snugly fit within and mating against each interior walls which define said interior; a rigid rectangular decorative faceplate attachable to, and covering said front opening and an open perimeter of said liner; an elongated flat faceplate support strap positionable between a plurality of vertically stacked and horizontally aligned said concrete blocks which form each of the banks, said support strap sized in thickness to establish vertical spacing between adjacent stacked rows of said concrete blocks; an end of said support strap including an upright stop and a faceplate support for supporting said faceplate and vertically aligning each of said concrete blocks of the bank stacked one concrete block atop another; a mid-portion of said support strap also including upright alignment tabs for horizontally aligning and spacing side-by-side concrete blocks forming each row of a single bank crematory niche system.