Patent ID: 7900681

Claim:
A colonial storm shutter, comprising: a storm bar having a first and second end and a center storm bar clip attached to the storm bar at an intermediate point between the first and second ends; first and second center fastening angle; and two shutter panels, each shutter panel comprising: a bottom frame; first and second side frames adjoining the bottom frame, the first and second side frames having a cross-sectional shape in the form of a H with a first open end and a second closed end by an outer wall having a reinforced portion approximately centered on the outer wall; a top frame adjoining the first and second side frames; a top hinge attached by fasteners to the first side frame and the top frame, the top hinge configured to attach the shutter panel to a building structure; a bottom hinge attached by fasteners to the first side frame and the bottom frame, the bottom hinge configured to attach the shutter panel to the building structure; and a plurality of shutter blade elements extending between the first and second side frames, each of the plurality of shutter blade elements having a corrugated cross-sectional shape including: a horizontal portion; a diagonal portion connected to the horizontal portion at an acute angle; a front vertical cantilever portion connected at approximately a right angle to the horizontal portion and at an obtuse angle to the diagonal portion; and a back vertical portion connected to the diagonal portion at an obtuse angle, wherein when the colonial storm shutter is in a closed configuration: the center storm bar clip is bolted to the second side frame of each of the two shutter panels; the first center fastening angle is bolted to the top frame and second side frame of each of the two shutter panels; and the second center fastening angle is bolted to the bottom frame and second side frame of each of the two shutter panels.