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A landscape concealment structure (200) includes a housing (150) formed by shell (100) and a cover panel member (140) coupled to the shell and overlaying an enclosed space (126) into which a utility structure or mechanical device (20) is received to obscure such from view. The shell includes at leas

A landscape concealment structure (200) includes a housing (150) formed by shell (100) and a cover panel member (140) coupled to the shell and overlaying an enclosed space (126) into which a utility structure or mechanical device (20) is received to obscure such from view. The shell includes at least a pair of side panel members (120 and 130) coupled to a front panel member (110). The housing is camouflaged by a plurality of artificial foliage members (160) coupled to the housing to take on the appearance of a shrub, tree or other flora. The landscape concealment structure may further include a coupling assembly (180) that has a pivotal coupling (182) for facilitating rotative displacement of at least the shell relative to a base surface (30, 34).

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1. A landscape concealment structure for obscuring a utility structure or mechanical device from view, comprising: a front panel member having a parallelepiped contour and a plurality of ventilation openings formed therein, said front panel member including fastening structures formed integrally the

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A landscape concealment structure for obscuring a utility structure or mechanical device from view, comprising: a front panel member having a parallelepiped contour and a plurality of ventilation openings formed therein, said front panel member including fastening structures formed integrally thereon;a pair of side panel members each including fastening structures formed integrally thereon and being complementary to said fastening structures of said front panel member for mated coupling therebetween, each of said pair of side panel members being directly releasably lockingly coupled to said front panel member adjacent a corresponding one of opposing sides thereof by respective engagement between said fastening structures of said front panel member and said complementary fastening structures of each said side panel members to form a self-supporting shell, each of said side panel members having a parallelepiped contour with a plurality of ventilation openings formed therein, said shell defining a self-supporting structure and substantially surrounding a space containing an object to be concealed; anda cover panel member having a parallelepiped contour, said cover panel member being releasably coupled to said shell and overlaying said space containing the object to form a housing. 2. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of artificial foliage members coupled to said housing to camouflage said housing, each of said artificial foliage members having a supporting shaft portion coupled to said housing and extending radially therefrom to support said artificial foliage member in spaced relationship from said housing, said supporting shaft portion of each of said plurality of artificial foliage members being respectively releasably engaged within bores formed in each of said front panel member, said pair of side panel members and said cover panel member. 3. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 1, where said ventilation openings are shielded by louvers for limiting ingress of precipitation into said ventilation openings. 4. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 1, further comprising a coupling assembly coupled to said shell for securing said shell to a base surface, said coupling assembly including at least one pivotal coupling member disposed in said space being surrounded for rotatively displacing at least said shell relative to the base surface about said at least one pivotal coupling member to expose the object, said at least one coupling member having a pair of opposing end portions, a first of said pair of end portions being coupled to said shell and a second of said pair of end portions being coupled to the base surface. 5. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 4, where said coupling assembly includes a plurality of pivotal coupling members formed by a plurality of elastic members coupled between a side of said shell facing said space being surrounded and the base surface within said space being surrounded. 6. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 1, where said shell further includes a rear panel member having a parallelepiped contour and fastening structures formed integrally thereon and being matingly coupled with said complementary fasting structures of said pair of side panel members. 7. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 1, where said fastening structures and complementary fastening structures are one of corresponding tenons and grooves of a sliding dovetail joint extending longitudinally in parallel with corresponding longitudinal sides of said front and side panel members on which said fastening structures and said complementary fastening structures are formed. 8. A landscape concealment structure for obscuring a utility structure or mechanical device from view, comprising: a front panel member having fastening structures formed on longitudinal sides thereof, said fastening structures being integrally formed thereon;a pair of side panel members each having fastening structures formed on longitudinal sides thereof, said fastening structures of said side panel members being integrally formed thereon and complementary to said fastening structures of said front panel member for mated coupling therebetween, each of said pair of side panel members being directly releasably lockingly coupled to said front panel member adjacent a corresponding one of opposing longitudinal sides thereof by respective longitudinal sliding engagement between said fastening structures of said front panel member and said complementary fastening structures of each said side panel members to form a shell, said shell defining a self-supporting structure and substantially surrounding an interior space containing an object to be concealed;a cover panel member releasably coupled to said shell and overlaying said interior space to form a housing; anda plurality of artificial foliage members coupled to said housing to camouflage said housing. 9. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 8, where each of said front panel member, said pair of side panel members and said cover panel member has a parallelepiped contour, each with a respective plurality of ventilation openings formed therethrough. 10. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 9, where said ventilation openings are louvered openings oriented to limit ingress of precipitation into said ventilation openings. 11. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 8, where said shell further includes a rear panel member having fastening structures formed on longitudinal sides thereof and a parallelepiped contour, said fastening structures of said rear panel member being integrally formed thereon and wherein said rear panel member is releasably lockingly coupled to said pair of side panel members by mated coupling between said fastening structures of said rear panel member and said fastening structures of each of said pair of side panel members. 12. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 8, where said plurality of artificial foliage members are respectively releasably engaged within bores formed in each of said front panel member, said pair of side panel members and said cover panel member, each of said artificial foliage members having a supporting shaft portion releasably coupled within a respective one of said bores and extending radially therefrom to support said artificial foliage member in spaced relationship from said housing. 13. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 8, where said shell is coupled to a base surface and said coupling includes at least one pivotal coupling member disposed in said interior space for rotatively displacing at least said shell relative to said base surface about said at least one pivotal coupling member to expose the object, said at least one coupling member having a pair of opposing end portions, a first of said pair of end portions being coupled to said shell and a second of said pair of end portions being coupled to the base surface. 14. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 13, wherein said coupling of said shell to the base surface includes a plurality of pivotal coupling members formed by a plurality of elastic members coupled between a side of said shell facing said interior space and the base surface within said interior space. 15. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 8, where said fastening structures and complementary fastening structures are one of corresponding tenons and grooves of a sliding dovetail joint extending longitudinally in parallel with said longitudinal sides of said front and side panel members. 16. A landscape concealment structure for obscuring a utility structure or mechanical device from view, comprising: a front panel member having a parallelepiped contour and a plurality of louvered openings formed therein and oriented to limit ingress of precipitation therein, said first panel member including fastening structures integrally formed thereon;a pair of side panel members respectively coupled to said front panel member adjacent opposing sides thereof to form a self-supporting shell, each of said side panel members having a parallelepiped contour and a plurality of louvered openings formed therein and oriented to limit ingress of precipitation therein, each of said pair of side panel members includes fastening structures integrally formed thereon and being in correspondence with and complementary to said fastening structures of said front panel member for mated coupling therewith, said side panel members being directly releasably lockingly coupled to said front panel member by said fastening structures of said front panel member and said complementary fastening structures of said side panel members, said shell substantially surrounding an interior space containing an object to be concealed;a cover panel member having a parallelepiped contour, said cover panel member being releasably coupled to said shell by a plurality of corresponding complementary fastening structures integrally formed respectively thereon, said cover panel member overlaying said interior space to form a housing and having a plurality of louvered openings formed therein;a plurality of artificial foliage members each having a supporting shaft portion coupled to said housing and extending radially therefrom to respectively support said artificial foliage members in spaced relationship from said housing and thereby camouflage said housing, said supporting shaft portion of each of said plurality of artificial foliage members being respectively releasably engaged within bores formed in each of said front panel member, said pair of side panel members and said cover panel member; anda coupling assembly coupled to said shell for securing said shell to a base surface, said coupling assembly including at least one pivotal coupling member disposed in said interior space for rotatively displacing at least said shell relative to the base surface about said pivotal coupling member to expose the object, said at least one coupling member having a pair of opposing end portions, a first of said pair of end portions being coupled to said shell and a second of said pair of end portions being coupled to the base surface. 17. The landscape concealment structure as recited in claim 16, wherein said fastening structures and complementary fastening structures for joining said front panel member and side panel members are one of corresponding tenons and grooves of a sliding dovetail joint extending longitudinally in parallel with corresponding longitudinal sides of said front and side panel members on which said fastening structures and said complementary fastening structures are formed.