Externally protruding light-capture window well

摘要

A window well assembly for providing natural light to an interior of a dwelling comprising a light-refracting block, a flange, an outer gasket, an internal gasket, a reinforcing band, and a fastener. The window well assembly is installed into a wall in the dwelling where the light-refracting block externally protrudes from the wall for natural light refraction into the interior of the dwelling. The light-refracting block comprises a block body that presents an external receiving side, an external transmitting side, an upper wall-interfacing side, a lower wall-interfacing side, and an internal emergent side. Natural light enters the external receiving side or external transmitting side and refracts through the block body until emitted through the internal emergent side.

主权项

1. A light-refracting block configured to externally protrude from a dwelling to allow natural light refraction into an interior of said dwelling comprising:
a block body, wherein said block body presents an external receiving side, an external transmitting side,
an upper wall-interfacing side, a lower wall-interfacing side, and an internal emergent side, wherein said block body is configured to be installed into a wall of the dwelling, wherein the internal emergent side of the block body is substantially parallel with the wall of the dwelling, wherein the external receiving side is presented at an angle relative to the wall of the dwelling, wherein the external receiving side and the external transmitting side are disposed between the upper wall-interfacing side and the lower wall-interfacing side, wherein the external receiving side is configured to capture light, wherein the external transmitting side presents an arcuate shape so as to resist a pressure exerted by soil, such that a first end and a second end of the block body are narrower than a central segment of the block body.