Patent ID: 6189264
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A shutter system for protecting an opening in a structure that can be deployed from within said structure comprising;a retaining means for attachment to said structure,an abutting means for attachment to said structure, said abutting means including a flange adapted to extend perpendicularly from said structure,a shutter having a top edge proximate said abutting means, wherein said shutter is moveable between and supported by said retaining means and said abutting means, and wherein said shutter is designed to cover said opening,a lip attached to said abutting means that holds said shutter to said structure, said lip including a vertical plate attached to an edge of said flange opposite said structure and extending away from said shutter, wherein said lip has a vertical dimension smaller than a gap that is defined between said top edge and said flange when said shutter is braced by said retaining means, anda means for securing said shutter to said lip.