Patent ID: 8225570

Claim:
A shutter, comprising: a first stile having a front surface, a rear surface, and a first side extending between the front and rear surfaces of the first stile; a second stile having a front surface, a rear surface, and a first side extending between the front and rear surfaces of the second stile; a center section separately formed from the first and second stiles and having at least one louvered section; the louvered section terminating at a first side and a second side opposite the first side of the louvered section, the first side of the louvered section abutting the first side of the first stile and the second side of the louvered section abutting the first side of the second stile, the louvered section having a front surface extending from the first stile to the second stile with the front surface defining a plurality of simulated louvers; and a complementary slot and tab engaged with each other with the slot defined in one of the first side of the louvered section and the first side of the first stile and the tab extending from the other of the first side of the louvered section and the first side of the first stile and a complementary second slot and second tab engaged with each other with the second slot defined in one of the second side of the louvered section and the first side of the second stile and the tab extending from the other of second side of the louvered section and the first side of the second stile.