Patent ID: 7975440

Claim:
A hurricane shutter assembly for protecting an opening from impact damage, said hurricane shutter assembly comprising: an elongated header having a pair of spaced apart elongated side walls, a traverse wall connecting said pair of side walls, and an end wall positioned at either end of said pair of side walls to define a cavity; a corrugated hurricane shutter having an edge, said corrugated hurricane shutter having a portion thereof being received within said cavity of said header; and an end cap positioned within said cavity of said header adjacent said end wall, said end cap having a housing defining an interior, said housing having an end stop and an access slot, said access slot extending generally normal to the longitudinal direction of said pair of side walls; wherein a portion of said corrugated hurricane shutter extends through said access slot and is received within said interior and said edge of said corrugated hurricane shutter abuts said end stop to restrain against deformation and expansion of said corrugated hurricane shutter.