Patent ID: 6745522
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A removable storm shutter for protecting at least a portion of a window, comprising:a continuous first panel having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis; a continuous second panel having a size corresponding to a size of the first panel and having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the second panel overlapping the first panel and being telescopically connected to the first panel by a slidable connection for relative movement of the first and second panels along one of the longitudinal axis and transverse axis to form the removable storm shutter to cover the portion of the window without gaps, the slidable connection connecting the first and second panels in a retracted position for stacking wherein the longitudinal and transverse axes of the first and second panels substantially overlap and an extended position wherein the second panel extends beyond the first panel in a direction of one of the longitudinal and transverse axes; a first retainer that directly fixes the second panel to the first panel in the extended position at a predetermined interval corresponding to an area of the window to be protected by the storm shutter; and a second retainer disposed along longitudinal sides of the first and second panels that contiguously interlocks the first and second panels with an adjacent set of first and second panels to cover an adjacent section of the window without gaps.