Patent ID: 6263943
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A rolling shutter, comprising:a plurality of spaced buckles, each extending from a first end to a second end, each having an upper edge containing an upper channel, a lower edge containing a lower channel, an inner surface and an outer surface connecting the upper and lower edges;a plurality of modular slat rows, each slat row being comprised of a plurality of slats, each slat having a body with an upper articulate edge, a lower articulate edge, a first side and a second side, at least one side comprising a coupler, each said modular slat row formed from slats joined by said couplers in a side by side configuration;the buckles and the modular slat rows having an alternating sequence, the upper articulate edge of each slat in a modular slat row fitting within and being retained by the lower channel of a higher buckle, with the slats remaining free to articulate within the lower channel, and the lower articulate edge of each slat in the modular slat row fitting within and being retained by the upper channel of a lower buckle, with the slats remaining free to articulate within the upper channel.