Patent ID: 11879291
Assignee: EASTERN METAL SUPPLY INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. A slat support for a shutter, comprising:
a first section comprising:
an upward facing horizontal top side extending from a first end of a vertical back side;
a front diagonal side extending from an end of the horizontal top side;
an upward facing horizontal ledge side extending from an end of the front diagonal side;
a vertical front side extending from an end of the horizontal ledge side;
a downward facing horizontal bottom side extending from a first end of the vertical front side;
a back diagonal side extending from an end of the horizontal bottom side, the back diagonal side being parallel to the front diagonal side;
a downward facing ledge side extending from an end of the back diagonal side and from a second end of the vertical back side; and

wherein adjacent slat supports are configured to nest such that the downward facing horizontal ledge side, the back diagonal side, and the downward facing horizontal bottom side of one of the adjacent slat supports rests on and directly contacts the upward facing horizontal top side, the front diagonal side, and the upward facing horizontal ledge side, respectively, of the other of the adjacent slat supports;
wherein the front side and the back side each have a height (a) greater than half of the overall height of the slat support and (b) less than the overall height of the slat support; and
a second section protruding from a side of the first section, at an angle to a front to back axis of the first section.