Ready to assemble shutter
OwnerDavid Blachleyinventor
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Abstract
A shutter kit comprising frame components, louvers, inserts, louver clips and tilt bars are combined as a ready to assemble shutter. The frame components are configured to assemble into a shutter frame. The louvers are adapted to fit within the shutter frame. The inserts are adapted to attach to stiles of the frame components. The louver clips are capable of rotatably attaching at regular intervals along the length of the inserts and removably retaining the louvers. The tilt bars are adapted to rotatably interconnect the louver clips. In one embodiment, the inserts, louver clips and tilt bars are preassembled into trees adapted to insert into an assembled shutter frame.
Claims11
A shutter kit method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of frame components configured to assemble into a frame;
- providing a plurality of louvers;
- and
- assembling a plurality of trees adapted to attach to said frame, said trees capable of removably and rotatably disposing said louvers within an opening of said frame;
- and
- combining said frame components, trees and louvers as a ready-to-assemble shutter.
A shutter kit comprising:
- a plurality of frame components configured to assemble into a shutter frame;
- a plurality of louvers adapted to fit within said shutter frame;
- a plurality of inserts adapted to attach to stiles of said frame components;
- a plurality of louver clips capable of rotatably attaching at regular intervals along the length of said inserts and removably retaining said louvers;
- and
- a plurality of tilt bars adapted to rotatably interconnect said louver clips,
- wherein said frame components, louvers, inserts, louver clips and tilt bars are combined as a ready-to-assemble shutter;
- and
- wherein said inserts, louver clips and tilt bars are preassembled into a plurality of trees, said trees adapted to insert into an assembled shutter frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.