Patent ID: 7243467
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A securing apparatus for securing a cover in a window opening, the securing apparatus for engaging fastening locations on opposite sides of a window opening, the securing apparatus comprising: a tube having a first end and a second end; a connector disposed on said tube at said first end; a precut tube attached to said connector for engaging one of the fastening locations; an end cap rigidly fixed to said tube at said second end; a threaded shaft disposed in said tube and projecting from said second end through said end cap; a mounting tube rigidly attached to said threaded shaft, said mounting tube engaging the other of the fastening locations; and an adjusting nut disposed on said threaded shaft between said end cap and said mounting tube, said adjusting nut adjusting a position of said mounting tube with respect to the tube.