Abstract: An escapable area well cover includes an elevated body having a top gently sloping away from a building, and a trio of sides that extend generally vertically. A casement window is pivotal beneath the cover, and may be either right or left hinged and still fully opened. The cover additionally includes a pair of flanges adjacent the building that permit the cover to conform to irregular building surfaces while also increasing the strength of the cover. A second pair of flanges cooperates with the top of the area well, to both support the cover and also shed moisture away from the area well. The cover is most preferably fabricated from an ultraviolet resistant plastic such as UV protected polycarbonate, and may be formed by many different techniques, but is most preferably vacuum thermoformed.

Abstract: An escapable area well cover includes an elevated body having a top gently sloping away from a building, and a trio of sides that extend generally vertically. A casement window is pivotal beneath the cover, and may be either right or left hinged and still fully opened. The cover additionally includes a pair of flanges adjacent the building that permit the cover to conform to irregular building surfaces while also increasing the strength of the cover. A second pair of flanges cooperates with the top of the area well, to both support the cover and also shed moisture away from the area well. The cover is most preferably fabricated from an ultraviolet resistant plastic such as UV protected polycarbonate, and may be formed by many different techniques, but is most preferably vacuum thermoformed.

Abstract: A hole form apparatus for use in forming and/or maintaining a hole or cavity in environments which would otherwise tend to close the hole, functions for example in maintaining holes cut in ice, or for making holes or cavities in other solidifying liquids or mixtures, such as concrete, or in compactable materials such as soil. The form has a tubular body that is hollow and tapered so that it is narrower at the bottom, which is closed, than at the top. Disposed within the body is a weight connected to a shaft which extends axially through the top surface of the tube to a handle attached at its end. The form is removable from a formed hole by pulling forcefully on the handle, causing the weight to strike the inside top surface of the tube in one embodiment, or a removable strike plate in a second embodiment. This impact and the shock it causes, working together with the tapered shape of the tube and its smooth surface enable the tube to be broken free from the walls of the formed hole.