Movable or removable closures – Closures interconnected for concurrent movement – Louver-type closures
Patent
1986-04-16
1987-04-07
Downey, Kenneth
Movable or removable closures
Closures interconnected for concurrent movement
Louver-type closures
49 74, E05F 1700, E06B 708
Patent
active
046550038
ABSTRACT:
A shutter or blind assembly comprises a plurality of verically-spaced, horizontally-extending slats rotatably mounted between a pair of opposed vertical side rails. Each of the side rails has a plurality of vertically-spaced, horizontal grooves extending rearwardly from the forward edge thereof, and each of the grooves has a downwardly-extending notch formed contiguously therewith. Each slat has a dowel at each end, and the dowels on each slat are removably received in an opposed pair of grooves so as to be rotatably seated in an opposed pair of notches. A vertical tilt bar interconnects most or all of the slats. The tilt bar comprises an inner member which is removably retained in an outer member. The inner member removably receives a vertically-spaced plurality of hooks or eyelets that are attached to the slats. Each slat is individually removable from the assembly by separating the inner and outer tilt bar members, allowing the hooks or eyelets to be removed from the inner member. The selected slat is then removed from the side rails by lifting the dowels out of the notches and sliding the slat forwardly out of the grooves. The tilt bar is re-attached by re-seating the hooks or eyelets in the inner member and then re-inserting the inner member into the outer member to lock the hooks or eyelets in place.
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