diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index b42fc3b69e..d8749a3af1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ OpenLayers.LatLon.prototype = {
 
     /** 
     * @return New OpenLayers.LatLon object with the same lat and lon values
-    * @type OpenLayers.Size
+    * @type OpenLayers.LatLon
     */
     copyOf:function() {
         return new OpenLayers.LatLon(this.lat, this.lon);
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ OpenLayers.LatLon.prototype = {
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.LatLon"
 };
 
-/**
+/** Alternative constructor that builds a new OpenLayers.LatLon from a 
+*    parameter string
+* 
 * @constructor
 * 
 * @param {String} str Comma-separated coordinate string. (ex. "40,5")
@@ -227,45 +229,88 @@ OpenLayers.LatLon.fromString = function(str) {
 };
 
 
-
+/**
+* @class This class represents a bounding box. 
+*        Data stored as Min and Max Latitudes and Longitudes
+*/
 OpenLayers.Bounds = Class.create();
 OpenLayers.Bounds.prototype = {
-    initialize: function(minlat,minlon,maxlat,maxlon){
-        this.minlat=minlat;
-        this.minlon=minlon;
-        this.maxlat=maxlat;
-        this.maxlon=maxlon;
+
+    /** 
+    * @constructor
+    *
+    * @param {float} minlat
+    * @param {float} minlon
+    * @param {float} maxlat
+    * @param {float} maxlon
+    */
+    initialize: function(minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon) {
+        this.minlat = minlat;
+        this.minlon = minlon;
+        this.maxlat = maxlat;
+        this.maxlon = maxlon;
         this.width = Math.abs(this.maxlon - this.minlon);
         this.height = Math.abs(this.maxlat - this.minlat);
     },
+    
+    /** 
+    * @return String representation of OpenLayers.Bounds object. 
+    *         (ex. "Min lat/lon=42/5 Max lat/lon=45/10 width:5 height:3")
+    * @type String
+    */
     toString:function(){
         return ("Min lat/lon=" + this.minlat +"/"+ this.minlon
                 + " Max lat/lon=" + this.maxlat +"/"+ this.maxlon
                 + " width:" + this.width + " height:" + this.height);
     },
-    copyOf:function(){
+    
+    /** 
+    * @return New OpenLayers.Bounds object with the same min/max lat/lon values
+    * @type OpenLayers.Bounds
+    */
+    copyOf:function() {
         return new OpenLayers.Bounds(this.minlat, this.minlon,
-                                    this.maxlat, this.maxlon);
+                                     this.maxlat, this.maxlon);
     },
+
+    /** 
+    * @return Simple String representation of OpenLayers.Bounds object.
+    *         (ex. "5,42,10,45")
+    * @type String
+    */
     toBBOX:function(){
         return (this.minlon+","+this.minlat+","+this.maxlon+","+this.maxlat);
     },
-    contains:function(pt){
-        return (pt.lon >=this.minlon && pt.lon <=this.maxlon 
-            && pt.lat >=this.minlat && pt.lat <= this.maxlat)
-    }
-
+    
+    
+    /** 
+    * @return Whether or not the passed-in coordinate is within the area
+    *         delineated by this OpenLayers.Bounds
+    * @type Boolean
+    */
+    contains:function(ll) {
+        return ((ll.lon >= this.minlon) && (ll.lon <= this.maxlon) 
+                 && (ll.lat >= this.minlat) && (ll.lat <= this.maxlat));
+    },
+    
+    /** @type String */
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Bounds"
 };
-/** Create bounds from coordinates in a string:-180.000000,-90.000000 180.000000,90.000000
-*/
-OpenLayers.Bounds.fromString=function(str){
-    var pairs=str.split(" ");
-    var min=pairs[0];
-    var max=pairs[1];
 
-    var latlon = min.split(",");
-    var latlon2 = max.split(",");
-    return new OpenLayers.Bounds(latlon[1],latlon[0],latlon2[1],latlon2[0]);
+/** Alternative constructor that builds a new OpenLayers.Bounds from a 
+*    parameter string
+* 
+* @constructor
+* 
+* @param {String} str Comma-separated bounds string. (ex. "5,42,10,45")
+*
+* @returns New OpenLayers.Bounds object built from the passed-in String.
+* @type OpenLayers.Bounds
+*/
+OpenLayers.Bounds.fromString = function(str) {
+    var bounds = str.split(",");
+
+    return new OpenLayers.Bounds(bounds[1],bounds[0],bounds[3],bounds[2]);
 };
 
 OpenLayers.Box = Class.create();