Cement shutter
AssigneeTapco International Corporation
InventorRichard Logan
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Abstract
A shutter assembly having at least one rigid edge and at least one hanger edge is described. The rigid edge provides stability to the shutter assembly and the hanger edge allows the shutter assembly to be mounted to a dwelling. The shutter assembly can be formed in an open mold from a cementitious slurry comprising gypsum cement and water. A reinforcing mat or fiber can be disposed in the mold and saturated with the cementitious slurry. A tool disposed adjacent the mold and including a plurality of rotatable sections can be used to form the rigid edge and the hanger edge.
Claims26
A system for forming a shutter assembly, comprising:
- a mold system having a mold face formed thereon;
- and
- a tool system proximate to an edge portion of the mold face;
- wherein the tool system includes at least two portions, wherein a first portion is rotatable about a living hinge disposed between the first portion and a second portion;
- wherein the first rotatable portion is selectively operable to manipulate an insert member disposed on the mold face so to form on the insert member a configuration selected from the group consisting of a hangar member, an edge member, and combinations thereof.
A system for forming a shutter assembly, comprising:
- a mold system having a mold face formed thereon;
- and
- a tool system proximate to an edge portion of the mold face;
- wherein the tool system includes at least three portions, wherein a first portion is rotatable about a first living hinge disposed between the first portion and a second portion,
- wherein the second portion is rotatable about a second living hinge disposed between the second portion and a third portion;
- wherein the first and second rotatable portions are selectively operable to manipulate an insert member disposed on the mold face so to form on the insert member a configuration selected from the group consisting of a hangar member, an edge member, and combinations thereof.
A method for forming a shutter assembly, comprising:
- providing a mold system having a mold face formed thereon;
- providing a tool system proximate to an edge portion of the mold face;
- wherein the tool system includes at least two portions, wherein the first portion is rotatable about a living hinge disposed between the first portion and a second portion;
- and
- selectively manipulating the rotatable first portion so as to manipulate an insert member disposed on the mold face to form on the insert member a configuration selected from the group consisting of a hangar member, an edge member, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.