Louvre control system
AssigneeMaxxmar Inc.
InventorMario M. Marocco
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Abstract
A shutter having a rectangular frame with side members and end members, and in which at least one of the side members is hollow, and a plurality of louvres extending from one side member to the other side member, and being rotatably mounted in the side members, and a control linkage within at least one of the side members, the control linkage having at least one control element, and each louvre having at least one control member engaging the respective control element, the control members being located spaced radially from the rotation axes of the louvres.
Claims12
A shutter having a rectangular frame with side frame members and end frame members, and
- in which at least one of the side frame members is hollow, and a plurality of louvres extending between said side frame members, and being rotatably mounted in the side frame members and a control linkage within at least one of the side frame members connecting the louvres for rotational movement in unison, further comprising;
- a coupling plate secured to each said louvre in said plurality of louvres and rotatable in unison therewith;
- at least one control shoe connected with each said coupling plate;
- a stub pin on each said control shoe;
- a stub pin opening in each said coupling plate, receiving said stub pin;
- a retention pin on each said control shoe at least one control element;
- retention pin holes in each said control element located at spaced intervals therealong, for rotatably receiving respective said retention pins, said control element thereby connecting said control shoes and said plurality of said louvres for movement in unison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.