Patent ID: 9309715
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A slat for use in a rolling shutter, comprising: a body having a first edge, a second edge, an outward facing side extending along a convex curve between the first edge and the second edge, and an inward facing side extending along a concave curve between the first edge and the second edge; an engaging track connected to the body at the first edge, wherein the engaging track comprises a tip member, the tip member having an outer surface contiguous with the outward facing side of the body and an inner surface contiguous with the inward facing side of the body, the tip member disposed at an acute angle from the inward facing side of the body; and a receiving track connected to the body at the second edge, the receiving track comprising a lip member having an outer lip surface contiguous with the inward facing side of the body, and a guard member having an outer guard surface, wherein the lip member and the guard member define an aperture for receiving the engaging track of another slat to form a hinge; and wherein the outer lip surface further comprises a first lip surface, a first curved lip wall, a second curved lip wall, and a second lip surface, and the outer guard surface further comprises a sloped guard wall and an outer guard wall, and the second lip surface and the outer guard wall having substantially the same curvature as the outward facing side and the inward facing side of the slat.