Patent ID: 6968660

Claim:
A shutter assembly comprising: a) a frame assembly securable to a supporting structure and including at least one base segment, b) said frame assembly further including a mounting assembly connected to said base segment and extending between opposite ends of said frame assembly, c) a plurality of slats connected to said mounting assembly and collectively disposed in at least one predetermined array along a length of said frame assembly in overlying relation to the supporting structure, d) each of said plurality of slats comprises a passageway extending therethrough, said mounting assembly disposed and dimensioned to extend through at least a portion of said passageway in each of said plurality of slats, e) said mounting assembly comprising a plurality of mounting members disposed in spaced relation to one another, and f) said passageway of each of said plurality of slats comprising a plurality of passages disposed along a length of said slat and receiving one of said mounting members in each of said passages.