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US 5,778,598 AGranted
Shutter door assembly
AssigneeU.S. Polymers, Inc.
InventorHarout Ohanesian
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Abstract
A shutter door assembly assembled primarily from extruded plastic components is provided. The shutter door assembly includes an outer rectangular frame surrounding a pivotally attached vaned panel door. Various side, top, and bottom legs of the frame and door are constructed of a hollow extruded plastic and are securely mounted together to form a rigid, durable shutter door. The resulting shutter door has the general look and feel of an actual wooden door.
Claims14
A shutter assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a louver door having a plurality of parallel extruded hollow plastic vanes, said louver door being pivotally mounted to said frame;
- and
- a tilting rod connecting said vanes of said louver door, said tilting rod having a plurality of I-bar members and a plurality of T-hooks for engaging with slots formed along sides of said hollow vanes, said plurality of T-hooks formed on said plurality of I-bar members and the I-bar members stackably held within a slot formed along a rear surface of said tilting rod.
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A shutter assembly comprising:
- an outer frame having two hollow extruded horizontal members, two hollow extruded vertical members, and means for connecting ends of the two hollow horizontal members to ends of the two hollow vertical members in a substantially rectangular configuration;
- a plurality of horizontal member inserts comprised of wood, each horizontal member insert shaped to fit within and along a length of one of the two hollow horizontal members of said outer frame;
- a plurality of vertical member inserts comprised of wood, each vertical member insert shaped to fit within and along a length of one of the two hollow vertical members of said outer frame, whereby said outer frame is provided with added rigidity and strength;
- an inner frame having two hollow extruded horizontal rails, two hollow extruded vertical stiles, and means for connecting ends of the two hollow horizontal rails to ends of the two hollow vertical stiles in a substantially rectangular configuration that fits within the outer frame;
- a plurality of rail inserts comprised of wood, each rail insert shaped to fit within and along a length of one of the two hollow rails of said inner frame;
- a plurality of stile inserts comprised of wood, each stile insert shaped to fit within and along a length of one of the two hollow stiles of said inner frame, whereby said inner frame is provided with added rigidity and strength;
- hinge means for pivotally connecting the inner frame to the outer frame;
- a plurality of parallel spaced hollow extruded vanes;
- a plurality of end caps, one end cap located at each end of an associated one of the plurality of hollow extruded vanes;
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- means for pivotally supporting each pair of end caps and each associated vane between the two hollow vertical stiles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.