Patent ID: 6658793
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: E05F,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
An external window shutter for disposing in front of an exterior window opening, said shutter having a frame surrounding said window opening and attached to an exterior wall surface, said shutter having two panels movably mounted on said frame, said panels being mounted generally parallel to said wall surface and to said frame, said panels being actuatable along a path of travel between an open configuration and a closed configuration, said shutter comprising:first guide member attached to respective upper and lower portions of a window facing surface of each panel and extending substantially along the entire length of each panel; second guide member attached to respective upper and lower portions of an outwardly disposed surface of said frame and extending substantially along the entire length of said upper and lower portions of said outwardly disposed surface of said frame; said first and second guide members each having complementary first and second engager parts shaped to slidably engage each other for moving said panels along said path of travel, said first and second guide members being located on the a same side of said frame; said panels, when positioned together in said closed configuration, substantially enclose said frame.