Window well with increased in-ground stability

Window well assembly of the type adapted for below soil grade attachment to a foundational member adjacent a basement window or the like, said assembly comprising an integral molded structure and having a bottom member adapted to provide a drainage site, an upstanding generally arcuately shaped upstanding wall connected to said bottom member and having a pair of axially extending, laterally opposed upstanding edge boundaries, said upstanding wall having an interior surface for facing said basement window and an exterior surface for facing away from said window to anchor said assembly in said soil, said exterior surface comprising two sets of arcuately shaped gripping ribs, each set being circumferentially spaced from the other along said exterior surface, each set comprising a plurality of said gripping ribs provided in axially spaced rows, each of said gripping ribs comprising an inclined top wall sloping upwardly proceeding radially inwardly from said exterior wall toward said interior and each said rib having a generally horizontal bottom wall.

Window well assembly of the type adapted for below soil grade attachment to a foundational structure adjacent a basement window or the like, said assembly comprising a bottom member having a drain opening therein and an upstanding wall surrounding said bottom member, said bottom member comprising a plurality of rib members extending in a direction from said wall toward said drain opening