Protective shutter assembly for a door or window
OwnerAlex Homeryinventor
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Abstract
A protective shutter assembly is provided for a door and/or a window. The shutter assembly includes a plurality of interfitted shutter slats, where each slat has an intermediate portion and a first and second end. The first and second ends take a curvilinear shape, where the first end of a first shutter slat is rotatably coupled to the second end of a second shutter slat. The first end of the first shutter slat is secured to the second end of the second shutter slat and an angle between the first and second shutter slat is adjustable between a minimum angle at an open position and a maximum angle at a closed position.
Claims17
A protective shutter assembly for one of a door and a window, said shutter assembly comprising:
- a plurality of interfitted shutter slats, each slat having an intermediate portion and a first and second end, said first and second ends taking a curvilinear shape;
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- the curvilinear shape of said first and second ends each shaped to rotatably couple said first end of a first slat to said second end of a second slat, such that an angle between the first and second shutter slat is adjustable between a minimum angle at an open position and a maximum angle at a closed position.
A protective shutter assembly for one of a door and window, said shutter assembly comprising:
- a first plurality of interfitted shutter slats;
- a second plurality of interfitted shutter slats;
- each plurality of slats including a respective mate slat, a first end of the mate slat of the first plurality of slats to take a cross-sectional shape, a second end of the mate slat of the second plurality of slats having an opening configured to receive the cross-sectional shape, and secure the first and second plurality of slats together;
- each shutter slat having an intermediate portion and a first and second end, said first and second end taking a C-shaped curvilinear shape;
- wherein an inner diameter of the C-shaped curvilinear shape of the second end is greater than an outer diameter of the curvilinear shape of the first end, such that the curvilinear shape of the first end of a first slat is rotatable within the curvilinear shape of the second end of a second slat;
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- and wherein an angle between said first and second slats among the respective plurality of shutter slats is adjustable between a minimum angle at an open position to a maximum angle at a closed position.
A method for forming a protective shutter assembly for one of a door and a window, said method comprising:
- extruding a plurality of shutter slats;
- shaping each shutter slat with a curvilinear first and second end;
- rotatably coupling the first end of a first slat with the second end of a second slat;
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- adjusting an angle between the first and second shutter slat between an open position and a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.