CPC B29C 70/462 (2013.01) [B29C 70/345 (2013.01); E04F 17/06 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/10 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A window well composed of a plurality of long fibers forming a long fiber reinforced thermoplastic forming a body having a plurality of ribs, wherein at least one of said ribs has a variable vertical height wherein the variable vertical height is parallel to a major face of the body, wherein at least some long fibers within the long fiber reinforced thermoplastic are omnidirectional, relative to other long fibers in the thermoplastic, and have a length of greater than 50 mm, wherein the variable vertical height of the at least one rib having a variable vertical height includes a smaller height in a center of the body and a greater height at ends of the body when the window well is in an installed position.
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