Movable or removable closures – Removable closure – Releasable means on closure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Redman, Jerry (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
Removable closure
Releasable means on closure
C052S202000, C024S0680CD, C024S2650BC, C024S680000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07100329
ABSTRACT:
A universal attachment assembly for installing, and bracing covers over openings. More particularly securing shutter panels over doors and windows in masonry construction without defacing the walls. Novelty, simplicity, economy, vibration resistance and speed of installation are characteristics of the assembly. Tensile force is created by commercially available ratcheting device21and transmitted by flexible, lightweight straps22within universal attachment assembly20.Marginally distributed paired fulcrum holes23in shutter24provide bearing against the structural rigidity of shutters24to convert strap tension into compression by novel specialized structural clamping levers10.Corner of wall opening25is clamped by lever against shutter24.Elasticity of straps provides resilience in maintaining constant, high, compressive loading against concrete sills, etc. despite fluctuations due to turbulent wind loads. An additional embodiment is structural column assembly30,which provides braces for garage doors or intermediate structure for wide architectural openings. All applications use identical, unaltered, universal attachment assemblies20for: shutter attachment, garage door bracing, and bracing of shutters in large architectural openings. Structural column,31,herein shown as lumber and termination angle (not shown), provide shear connections of brace to structure.
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Drummond Sandra M.
Myers Joel D.
Myers & Kaplan LLC
Redman Jerry
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