Method and apparatus for installing egress window steps
View Patent ↗A modular egress window well structure which is constructed of structurally identical walls that interlock and attach to the foundation of a building via a termination strip. The identical wall members allow for ease of manufacturing and installation of the egress window well. The method of installation comprises removing soil away from the foundation of a building, securing the termination of strips to the foundation, assembling the egress window well and then backfilling the soil around the structure.
1. A modular egress window well structure comprising:
a first side wall;
a second side wall that is generally parallel to first side wall;
a front wall that directly interlocks with the side walls;
the first wall, second wall, and front wall each being structurally identical; and parallel wall termination strips secured to the wall of a building, wherein each of the wall termination strips directly interlocks with one of the first and second sidewalls.
2. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein a rigid step is placed between two nonparallel modular walls.
3. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein the walls are stackable.
4. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein each of the walls is planar.
5. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein the walls are comprised of a high density plastic material.
6. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein the walls are comprised of a high density polyethylene skin and a linear low density polyethylene core.
7. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein the walls are comprised of aluminum.
8. The modular egress window well structure of claim 2 wherein the step is comprised of a high density plastic material.
9. The modular egress window well structure of claim 2 wherein the step is comprised of a high density polyethylene skin and a linear low density polyethylene core.
10. The modular egress window well structure of claim 2 wherein the step is comprised of aluminum.
11. The modular egress window well structure of claim 1 wherein a plurality of steps bridge two nonparallel walls to define a plurality of steps in the interior of the egress window well.
12. The modular egress window of claim 1 wherein the wall termination strip consists of protruding tenon and recessed notch.
13. The modular egress window of claim 12 wherein an end of the wall termination strip consists of a protruding tenon and an opposite end consists of a recessed notch.
14. The modular egress window of claim 1 wherein the wall termination strip is comprised of a high density plastic material.
15. The modular egress window of claim 1 wherein the wall termination strip is comprised of aluminum.