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US 2003/0115817 A1Published application
Reinforced window shutter
AssigneeNew Horizons Shutters, Inc.
InventorsGrover Blackwell, Jeffrey Fuquay
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Abstract
A shutter for placement on the outside of a house or building is disclosed. The shutter is primarily made from a structural polymeric material, such as an expanded polyvinyl chloride. The shutter includes a decorative face panel that is attached to a back section. In order to consolidate the shutter, metallic channel members are placed along the vertical edges of the shutter. Once constructed, the entire shutter is then painted, which gives the shutter the appearance of a conventionally made wood shutter.
Claims20
A shutter comprising:
- a face panel made from a synthetic polymer, said face panel including a first vertical end portion and a second vertical end portion;
- a first rear vertical support and a second rear vertical support attached to said face panel, said rear vertical supports being spaced apart and extending along the length of said face panel, said first rear vertical support being positioned adjacent to said first vertical end portion and said second rear vertical support being positioned adjacent to said second vertical end portion;
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- at least one rear horizontal support attached to said face panel, said rear horizontal support extending in between said pair of rear vertical supports;
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- a first channel member and a second channel member, each of said channel members having a u-shaped cross-section and being made from a metal, said first channel member being placed over said first vertical end portion and said first rear vertical support and said second channel member being placed over said second vertical end portion and said second rear vertical support.
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A shutter comprising:
- a face panel made from a synthetic material, said face panel including a first vertical end portion and a second vertical end portion;
- a back panel comprising first and second rear vertical supports attached to said face panel, said rear vertical supports being spaced apart and extending along the length of said face panel, said first rear vertical support being positioned adjacent to said first vertical end portion and said second rear vertical support being positioned adjacent to said second vertical end portion, said first and second rear vertical supports being made from a synthetic material;
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- a first channel member and a second channel member, each of said channel members having a u-shaped cross-section, said first channel member being placed over said first vertical end portion and said first rear vertical support, said second channel member being placed over said second vertical end portion and said second rear vertical support.
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A shutter comprising:
- a face panel made from an expanded foam polyvinyl chloride, said face panel including a first vertical end portion and a second vertical end portion;
- a rear support section attached to said face panel, said rear support section including a first rear vertical support and a second rear vertical support, said first and second rear vertical supports being made from an expanded foam polyvinyl chloride, said first rear vertical support being positioned adjacent to said first vertical end portion and said second rear vertical support being positioned adjacent to said second vertical end portion;
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- a first channel member and a second channel member, each of said channel members having a u-shaped cross-section and being made from a metal, said first channel member being placed over said first vertical end portion and said first rear vertical support, said second channel member being placed over said second vertical end portion and said second rear vertical support, and wherein each of said vertical end portions and said rear vertical supports include an indentation and wherein said channel members define raised elements that reside in said indentations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.