Patent ID: 6122875
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A method of forming a shutter assembly, said method comprising the steps of:forming a one-piece, integrally formed shutter panel having a length and a pair of spaced apart side sections;forming a center panel on the shutter panel that extends between the side sections;providing a raised panel portion on the center panel that is positioned between and spaced from the side sections;providing angled wall portions on the center panel adjacent the raised panel portion and sloping downwardly therefrom toward the side sections;cutting a first end of the center panel along a lateral cut line that extends at least partially across the center panel;forming the lateral cut line to include a plurality of segments wherein at least two of the segments are non-parallel;cutting the shutter panel along a first longitudinal cut line that extends from one end of the lateral cut line adjacent one of the side sections to a first end of the shutter panel;cutting the shutter panel along a second longitudinal cut line that extends from another end of the lateral cut line adjacent another one of the side sections to the first end of the shutter panel;whereby the cut lines define a cut-out region in the shutter panel that includes sides adjacent the side sections and an end bounded by the center panel wherein the longitudinal cut lines and the lateral cut line do not intersect the side sections; andsecuring an end panel to the shutter panel within the cut-out region.