Interchangeable cutout panels for decorative shutters
OwnerDaniel Foster, Meg Fosterinventors
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Abstract
An interchangeable panel for a decorative shutter has a frame with front and rear sides and a predetermined sized opening therethrough and a pair of spaced sides and an upper portion and a lower portion. The panel is a planar member adapted to be removably attached to a shutter using a pair of cooperating fasteners attachable to the front of the shutter and to the rear side of the panel. In addition, three types of channels may be formed in the shutter frame for carrying the panel therein.
Claims20
An interchangeable panel for a decorative shutter having a frame with front and rear:
- sides and a predetermined sized opening therethrough, a pair of spaced sides and an upper portion and a lower portion, said panel comprising a planar member having front and rear faces and having upper and lower edges, said panel being adapted to be removably attached to a shutter, and attachment means removably securing said panel in its location covering a predetermined sized opening of a frame of a shutter.
An interchangeable panel for a decorative shutter comprising a frame having front and rear sides and an opening of predetermined size therethrough and spaced side edges, said panel including at least one planar member having upper and lower edge portions and spaced side portions, said panel sized to removably attach to said frame.
A method for interchanging panels used in decorative shutters having front and rear sides comprising the steps of:
- (A) forming an opening of a predetermined size in the shutter;
- (B) providing a panel having front and rear sides of sufficient size to cover the opening formed in step A;
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- (C) removably attaching the panel to the shutter over the opening formed in step A.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.