Rolling shutter slat
AssigneeQualitas Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorJames V. Miller
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Abstract
A slat for a rolling shutter is provided that is formed as a single walled, continuous bent sheet. The slat includes a body having a hook-shaped engaging track at a first end, and a receiving track at the second end comprising a guard member and a hook-shaped lip member that form a pocket for receiving the engaging track of another slat. The guard member includes a portion of the sheet that is bent over on itself. The lip member extends from the guard member, and is spaced apart from the guard member to define an aperture that is sized and shaped to receive the engaging track of the other slat.
Claims10
A slat for a rolling shutter, comprising:
- a bent, unbranched sheet, comprising:
- a body having opposite outward and inward sides, and opposite first and second ends;
- an engaging track at the first end of the body;
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- a receiving track at the second end of the body, the receiving track having an articulation space that is sized and shaped to receive an engaging track of another slat, a receptacle that is sized and shaped to receive an end retention device, the receptacle formed between a base extending from the second end and a guard member extending from the base, and the articulation space formed by a lip member extending from the guard member and having a point, a first aperture into the articulation space formed between the guard member and point, and opening toward a side of the body, and a second aperture into the receptacle formed between the second end and guard member, and opening toward a side of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.