US2297153A - Scenic well - Google Patents

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J. JOHNSON Sept. 29, 1942.

SCENIC WELL Filed May 3, 1941 //Yl/E/Y70/? JOHN JoH 50N.

Patented Sept. 29, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SCENIC WELL John Johnson, San Francisco, Calif. Application May 3,1941, serial No. 391,733

2 Claims.

My invention relates to a new article of manufacture comprising a scenic Well of greatly simplied and economical construction and possessing great durability, for the adornment of patios, gardens and other portions of modern h'omes.

In the present state of the art, many homes or houses are built with a small patio within which is installed a brick or stone well to add an attractive and unusual appearance and romantic atmosphere to increase sales. Where a patio does not exist, these stone or brick wells are frequently installed in a small garden, pergola or arbor on the property to enhance the scene.

Wells built of brick or stone, while permanent, owing to the cost of the permanent building material required and th'e higher cost of the skilled labor to produce the same, are expensive and frequently beyond the means of a prospective purchaser who desires such an addition to the home.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a, new and improved article of manufacture comprising a well of the character described having great durability and which may be cheaply produced.

Another object is to provide a new and improved article of the type set forth', having a greatly simplied and economical construction, possessing great durability and having the same outward appearance and scenic value as a more expensive and permanent structure of brick, stone, or other permanent building material.

The invention consists of the particular construction and arrangement of the several parts as disclosed in the drawing forming a part of the present application, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan View of my improved scenic well, partly in section; and

Fig. 2 is a broken side elevation, partly in section,

Referring to the drawing:

The numeral I is used to designate an outer vertically disposed cylindrical shell of any suitable inexpensive material of sufficient stability to form a supporting structure for the purpose required. An inner cylindrical shell 2, of similar construction and material, is arranged in concentric relation within th'e outer shell I, forming a concentric space therewith. A top ring 3 is mounted on the upper ends of the shells I and 2 to connect said ends and retain the concentric relation thereof, while struts 4 are mounted between the opposite ends of said shells I and 2 for a similar purpose.

A strip 6 is curved around the upper end of the outer shell I to form a base for a coping, when desired.

The inner and outer shells I and 2 and th'e ring 3 provide a suitably shaped supporting structure for a covering of sheathing 1, said sheathing I being applied to the outer and inner surfaces of the shells I and 2, respectively, and upon the ring 3 and strip 6, entirely enclosing and surfacing said supporting structure. The sheathing preferably employed is well known to the building trade as siding, and comprises a fabricated, weatherproof, fire-resisting flexible material of comparatively great durability, bearing through'- out one surface a simulation of brickwork, stone or other permanent building material, and of great variety and color, so that a scenic well constructed as above described has not only great durability as against the elements, but also the appearance of being constructed of a permanent building material- Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a new article of manufacture, a scenic well comprising an outer cylindrical shell; an inner cylindrical shell arranged in concentric spaced relation within said outer-shell; atop ring mounted on the upper ends of said shells to connect the same, said shells and ringr forming a, supporting structure; and a fabricated weatherproof sheathing mounted upon the inner, outer and top portions of said structure; said sheathing bearing on its exposed surface a simulation of a permanent building material.

2. In a new article of manufacture, a scenic well comprising an outer cylindrical shell; an inner cylindrical shell arranged in spaced concentric relation within said outer shell; a top ring mounted on the ends of said shells and connecting the same, said shells and ring forming a supporting structure; and a fabricated weatherproof sheathing mounted upon the inner, top and outer portions of said structure and completely enclosing the same, said sheathing having on its exposed surface a simulation 0f brickwork. to impart the appearance of a brick well to said structure.

JOHN JOHNSON.

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