Window well covering system
AssigneeSafe-T-Rail Co.
InventorAlexander Brown
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Abstract
A system for temporally or permanently securing a removable window well cover or grid over a window well at, for example, a construction site is disclosed using adjustable mounts. The window well cover or grid may be pivoted open and closed without having to fully remove the window well cover from the opening of the window well. The adjustable mounts may include a grid sleeve unit slideably attached to the window well cover, and a lock keeper slideably mounted on the grid sleeve unit. In one aspect, the adjustable mounts include theft-deterring features that inhibit unauthorized removal of the window well cover from the window well.
Claims11
A covering, removably mountable to a top edge of a window well, the covering comprising
- a cover grid having a cover grid edge;
- and
- at least one adjustable grid mount adapted to removably attach said cover grid to the window well by hingedly attaching said cover grid edge to the top edge of the window well, wherein said at least one adjustable grid mount further comprises
- a grid sleeve unit slideably attached to said cover grid edge;
- and
- a lock keeper slideably mounted on said grid sleeve unit;
- wherein said grid sleeve unit comprises a ported sleeve member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an upper surface;
- and wherein at least one anchor port extends through said upper surface of said ported sleeve member;
- wherein said cover grid comprises a plurality of grid members including an edge grid member, and wherein said cover grid edge comprises said edge grid member;
- wherein said covering further comprises
- a first pressing portion mounted to said distal end of said ported sleeve member;
- and
- a second pressing portion mounted to said lock keeper, wherein said first pressing portion is adapted to pinch a sidewall of the window well against said second pressing portion;
- and
- wherein said lock keeper further comprises a sliding collar slideably mounted on said ported sleeve member and adapted to slide said second pressing portion into and out of engagement with a first side of the window well sidewall.
A covering, removably mountable to a top edge of a window well the window well having a window well wall, the covering comprising
- a cover grid having a cover grid edge;
- and
- at least one adjustable grid mount adapted to removably attach said cover grid to the window well by hingedly attaching said cover grid edge to the top edge of the window well, wherein said at least one adjustable grid mount further comprises
- a grid sleeve unit slideably attached to said cover grid edge;
- and
- a lock keeper slideably mounted on said grid sleeve unit;
- wherein said grid sleeve unit comprises a ported sleeve member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an upper surface;
- and wherein at least one anchor port extends through said upper surface of said ported sleeve member;
- wherein said grid sleeve unit further comprises a first mounting member extending downwardly from a lower surface of said ported sleeve member, wherein a first pressing portion is supported by said first mounting member
- wherein said lock keeper further comprises a second mounting member extending downwardly from a lower surface, wherein a second pressing portion is supported by said second mounting member;
- and
- wherein said first and second pressing portions are adapted to sandwich the window well wall therebetween.
A pivotable cover system for alternatingly covering and uncovering a window well, the cover system comprising
- a pivotable cover grid comprising a plurality of grid members, including a mounting grid member;
- and
- a pair of adjustable mounts, including a first adjustable mount and a second adjustable mount, wherein said first and second adjustable mounts are removably attached to said mounting grid member of said pivotable cover grid, and wherein said first and second adjustable mounts are adapted to attach said pivotable cover grid to the window well;
- wherein each of said first and second adjustable mounts further comprises
- a grid sleeve unit slideably mounted on said mounting grid member;
- and
- a lock keeper slideably mounted on said grid sleeve unit;
- wherein each grid sleeve unit comprises a ported sleeve member having a proximal end, a distal end, an upper surface, and a lower surface, wherein at least one anchor port extends through said upper surface of said ported sleeve member;
- and wherein said lower surface of each said ported sleeve member is adapted to ride on an upper edge of a window well sidewall;
- and
- wherein said lock keeper further comprises a sliding collar having a lower surface and being slideably mounted on said ported sleeve member, and wherein each of said first and second adjustable mounts further comprises
- a first pressing portion secured to said lower surface of said ported sleeve member and adapted to adjustably contact a second side of the window well sidewall;
- and
- a second pressing portion secured to said lower surface of said sliding collar and adapted to adjustably contact a first side of the window well sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.