Patent Application
20220090442
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The disclosure relates to shutter devices and more particularly pertains to a new shutter device for installing shutters in windows of varying widths.
The prior art relates to shutter devices including a shutter assembly with transparent slats. The prior art discloses an adjustable shutter having an adjustable frame and a plurality of adjustable shutters, and each of the shutters has a concavely arcuate profile. The prior art discloses a shutter assembly that includes a plurality of rods that pivotally engage a frame. The prior art discloses a shutter device that includes an angled section of a frame for tilting the shutter device at an angle with respect to a window opening. The prior art discloses a shutter device that includes a plurality of wings being pivotally coupled to a frame.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a frame that has a first section slidably engaging a second section such that the frame has an adjustable length. A plurality of shutters is each pivotally coupled to the frame, and the shutters are positionable between an open position and a closed position. Each of the shutters comprises a first portion slidably engaging a second portion such that each of the shutters has an adjustable length to correspond to the length of the frame. A linkage is movably coupled to each of the shutters and the linkage urges each of the shutters between the open position and the closed position.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of shutters 26 is provided and each of the shutters 26 is pivotally coupled to the frame 12. The shutters 26 are positionable between an open position and a closed position. Each of the shutters 26 comprises a first portion 28 slidably engaging a second portion 30 such that each of the shutters 26 has an adjustable length. In this way the shutters 26 can be adjusted to a length that corresponds to the length of the frame 12. The first portion 28 of each of the shutters 26 has a first end 32, the first portion 28 of each of the shutters 26 is hollow and the second portion 30 of each of the shutters 26 has a primary end 34. The first end 32 of the first portion 28 of the shutters 26 slidably receives the primary end 34 of the second portion 30 of the shutters 26.
A plurality of first receivers 36 is each coupled to the back surface of the first portion 28 of a respective one of the shutters 26. A plurality of second receivers 38 is each coupled to the back surface of the second portion 30 of a respective one of the shutters 26. A plurality of first rods 40 is provided and each of the first rods 40 engages each of the first receivers 36 on a respective one of the shutters 26. Each of the first rods 40 pivotally engages the central member 18 of the first section 14 of the frame 12.
A linkage 42 is movably coupled to each of the shutters 26 and the linkage 42 urges each of the shutters 26 between the open position and the closed position. The linkage 42 is coupled to each of the first rods 40, and the linkage 42 includes a plurality of first arms 44 each being pivotally coupled to a second arm 46. Each of the first arms 44 engages a respective one of the first rods 40 having the second arm 46 being vertically oriented. A plurality of second rods 48 each engages the second receiver 38 on a respective one of the shutters 26. Additionally, each of the second rods 48 pivotally engages the central member 18 of the second section 16 of the frame 12.
In use, the frame 12 is positioned in a window opening and the frame 12 is adjusted in width to extend across the entire width of the window opening. Additionally, each of the shutters 26 extends, or shortens, along with the frame 12 when the frame 12 is adjusted. In this way the frame 12 and the shutters 26 can be positioned in a variety of sizes of window openings. The linkage 42 is manipulated to position the shutters 26 between the open position and the closed position.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
