Patent ID: 6021838
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A louvered security window, comprisinga window frame having first and second frame members being spaced apart and upper and lower cross members extending between said first and second frame members;first and second guide members being disposed in said window frame, each of said guide members having a top end, a bottom end, and a rod receiving slot extending therethrough between said top and bottom ends of each said guide member;a plurality of elongate rods being disposed in said rod receiving slots of said guide members, the longitudinal axes of said rods being spaced apart and generally parallel;each of said frame members of said window frame having an upper end, a lower end, and an elongate main slot extending therethrough between said upper and lower ends of said frame members, said first guide member being disposed in said main slot of said first frame member, said second guide member being disposed in said main slot of said second frame member, said first frame member having an elongate upper slot being positioned between said main slot and said upper end of said first frame member, said first frame member having an elongate lower slot being positioned between said main slot and said lower end of said first frame member, the lengths of said upper and lower slots being substantially perpendicular to the length of the main slot of the first frame member, wherein said first guide member having a first peg being extended from said top end of said first guide member, said first peg being slidably inserted in said upper slot of said first frame member such that said first peg is slidable along the length of said upper slot, said first guide members having a second peg being extended from said bottom end of said first guide member, said second peg being slidably inserted in said lower slot of said first frame member such that said second peg is slidable along the length of said lower slot;each of said rods having a panel mounted thereon, each of said panels being extended between said guide members, each of said panels having a pair of ends and a pair of side edges extending between said ends, each of said ends of said panels being positioned adjacent a respective guide member; andwherein said rods are rotatable about their longitudinal axes between an open position and a closed position, said side edges of each of said panels being spaced apart from said side edges of the adjacent panels when said rods are in said open position, said side edges of said panels generally overlapping portions of adjacent panels when said rods are in said closed position.