US 6,499,264 B2
Window shutter
Ronald Larry Swapp,
PMB-618 11445 E. Via Linda #2,
Scottsdale, Ariz. 85259 (US)
Assigned to Frank Novak & Sons, Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio (US)
Filed on 20-Apr-2001, as Appl. No. Frank Novak & Sons, Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio (US)
Int. Cl.7B44F 7/00
US 6,499,264 B2
Window shutter
Ronald Larry Swapp,
PMB-618 11445 E. Via Linda #2,
Scottsdale, Ariz. 85259 (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/839,387.
Prior Publication US 2002/0152689 A1, Oct. 24, 2002
Int. Cl.7B44F 7/00
U.S. Cl. 528212;312
4 Claims
1. A window shutter assembly positionable about an opening having a front surface and a rearwardly extending edge comprising:
(a) an exterior frame having a frame section to be placed about the opening;
(b) said frame section having a facing section and a rearwardly extending leg, said facing having a surface of a predetermined
width extending from an inner end and abutting said front surface of said opening, said leg extending along said edge of said
opening in an installed position;
(c) a flexible member extending from said leg, said flexible member having an inner end generally aligned with the inner end
of said surface and having a width less than the width of the abutting surface against which said frame section may be adjustably
positioned with respect to said opening; and
(d) said flexible member in an installed position engaging said edge to form a seal.