Shutter with removable louvres

A shutter having a frame, and a plurality of louvres extending from side to side within the frame, the louvres being rotatable about parallel axes and having a control mechanism within at least one side of the frame for operating all louvres and comprising;

• a plurality of control drive assemblies in said control mechanism for engaging respective said louvres;
• a louvre drive coupling in each of said plurality of louvres, for interengagement with respective said control drive assemblies comprising a socket of rectangular interior shape mounted in respective said louvre drive couplings;
• a slot formed in a side of each said socket;
• a moveable drive connector member slidably received in each said socket for connecting between each said louvre drive coupling and a respective said control drive assembly;
• a manually engageable operating device coupled with each said drive connector member and extending outwardly from said slot in said socket and being manually operable to move said drive connector member between engaged and disengaged positions to release a respective said louvre from its respective said control drive assembly;
• a respective biassing device in each said respective louvre drive coupling urging a respective said drive connector member into said engaged position and being yieldable to permit movement of said drive connector member out of said engaged position;
• and,
• a locking pin member in said socket and engageable with said drive connector member and operable to hold said drive connector member is its disengaged position.