Patent ID: 7954282
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A storm shutter panel assembly clip for connecting first and second storm shutter panels in making a storm shutter system, comprising: an upper portion having at least one arm extending therefrom, the upper portion further defining a top surface and a bottom surface; and a lower portion including a housing having a nut located therein, a hole being formed in a top surface of the lower portion so as to correspond with a hole of the nut, the top surface of the lower portion being adjacent to the top surface of the upper portion, wherein the upper and lower portions are angled or bent away from each other so as to substantially correspond with an angle at which the first and second storm shutter panels connect to one another, wherein the at least one arm is back-turned so as to extend towards the lower portion adjacent to the top surface of the upper portion, the arm being spaced apart from the upper portion so that a channel is formed therebetween for accommodating an end of the first or second panel, the arm further comprising a lip that is angled away from the arm, and wherein the first and second panels are securable to one another when a screw is fed through corresponding holes thereof and the hole of the lower portion, so as to engage with the nut.