Solar shutter
OwnerBrent Walkerinventor
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Abstract
A window covering specially designed and attached to indoor residential shutters is disclosed. The window cover is removably attached by various means in various embodiments and provides a user with more control over light transmission, solar transmission and view through properties, as desired. In a preferred embodiment, holes are drilled into as shutter at respective corner. Subsequently, circular magnets are provided to each of the holes to mate with ferromagnetic material configured to the window covering. A variety of fabrics and color options are additionally provided to the window covering.
Claims7
A window shutter comprising:
- a four-sided flame for positioning about a window frame;
- a plurality of slats rotatably coupled to the frame, the plurality of slats having an open position and a closed position;
- a covering fabric, removably coupled to the frame, the covering fabric providing at least a partial filter for light transmission through the window shutter;
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- a vertical link bar coupled to a leading edge of each of the plurality of slats for transitioning the plurality of slats from the open position to the closed position and wherein in the open position the covering fabric is made to be taut due to a horizontal position of the slats wherein further the covering fabric touches an opposite edge with respect to the leading edge of each of the plurality of slats;
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- four holes drilled at respective corners of the frame;
- four circular magnets each at a respective of the four holes;
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- a pair of ferromagnetic hem bars sewn into a respective top and a bottom of the covering fabric, wherein each of the pair corresponds to two of the four circular magnets.
A window shutter comprising:
- a four-sided frame for positioning about a window frame;
- a plurality of slats rotatably coupled to the frame, the plurality of slats having an open position and a closed position;
- a covering fabric, removably coupled to the frame, the covering fabric providing at least a partial filter for light transmission through the window shutter;
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- four holes drilled at respective corners of the frame;
- four circular magnets each at a respective of the four holes;
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- a pair of ferromagnetic hem bars sewn into a respective top and a bottom of the covering fabric, wherein each of the pair corresponds to two of the four circular magnets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.