Patent ID: 8286314

Claim:
A cremation remains system for memorializing a decedent, comprising: a) a memorial bench comprising: a substantially planar bench seat including oppositely facing substantially planar top and bottom surfaces; said bench seat including one or more receptacles formed therein, wherein each of said receptacles includes an open end and an opposite closed second end, wherein each of said receptacles extends generally vertically from said bottom surface toward said top surface of said bench seat, and wherein each of said receptacles is oriented substantially perpendicular to said top and bottom surfaces of said bench seat; and seat support members secured to said bench seat and extending downward from said bottom surface of said bench seat to define legs; b) a cremation remains capsule sized to fit within each of said receptacles, said capsule including a removable lid for sealing the cremation remains of the decedent within said capsule; and c) a cap stone removably fixed over said open end of each of said receptacles concealing said cremation remains capsule and said receptacles from view.