Patent ID: 7730673

Claim:
A window well assembly generally for the retention of earth away from a subgrade foundation of a building and the defining of a cavity therebetween, the window well assembly comprising: first and second well units each having a retaining wall, a first flange and an opposite second flange; wherein the retaining wall of the first well unit projects above the retaining wall of the second well unit when the assembly is in an assembled state; a spacer coupling carried integrally between the first and second well units; wherein the spacer coupling is mated when the assembly is in a stored state and is unmated when the assembly is in the assembled state; an indexing feature carried integrally between the first and second well units and comprising a first snap lock feature carried between the first flange of the first well unit and the first flange of the second well unit, and a second snap lock feature carried between the second flange of the first well unit and the second flange of the second well unit; and wherein the indexing feature is mated when the assembly is in the assembled state and is unmated when the assembly is in the stored state, the first and second well units indexed and secured together through the first and second snap lock features in the assembled state.