Hurricane/storm protection for windows/doors
OwnerThomas Thompson, John Rasmus Thompsoninventors
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Abstract
A shutter for withstanding hurricane wind and pressures has permanent hardware attached to a structure and a temporary shutter that can be stored until needed. Hardware consists of brackets mounted above or below a window and sliding latches at the edges of the window. Sliding latches have a key way for a carriage bolt to enter and attach. Brackets allow a shutter that has attached hinges to latch and pivot around a bridge. The shutter can be made from any material. Hinges are attached to shutter and are able to be latched and pivoted on the brackets mounted on the house. The shutter can also be swung up to protect a high window. The shutter is swung over the window and locked down to sliding latches and carriage bolts with wing nuts through holes in shutter.
Claims6
A shutter assembly for protecting a structure having walls comprising:
- a shutter cover;
- a plurality of hinges each comprising a planar web and a hook normal to and extending from said web;
- each of said hooks comprising an arcuate upper portion having an end and an opposing arcuate lower portion having an end so arranged that a gap of a predetermined width is formed between the ends of said upper and lower portions;
- one of said hinges being attached to said shutter cover so that said hook extends beyond an upper edge of said shutter cover;
- another of said hinges being attached to said shutter cover adjacent to said one of said hinges, and whereby said hook of said another of said hinges extends parallel to said hook of said one of said hinges and each extends beyond the upper edge of said shutter cover;
- a plurality of latches being attachable to said structure wall in an arrangement defining an outer perimeter of said shutter cover, each of said latches defining a slot that receives a fastener;
- a plurality of stationary receiving brackets, each receiving one of said respective fasteners within a slot of said brackets, and each of said brackets being attachable to said structure in a predetermined location so that said shutter cover hangs in a vertical manner;
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- each of said fasteners projecting from its respective slot through said shutter cover thereby securing said shutter cover to said latches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.