Patent ID: 7036286

Claim:
A window covering for exterior use, comprising: a. a first plane of material having a perimeter dimension; b. a second plane of material having substantially a same perimeter dimension as said first plane of material; c. a core comprising polycarbonate, said core having substantially a same perimeter dimension as said first plane of material, wherein said core comprising polycarbonate is positioned between said first plane of material and said second plane of material, wherein said first plane of material, said second plane of material and said core comprising polycarbonate form a sandwich material; d. at least one stile comprising a first side and a second side, wherein said first side of said stile is generally parallel to said second side of said stile, and wherein said first side of said stile contacts said first plane of material along an edge of said first plane of material and said second side of said stile contacts said second plane of material along an edge of said second plane of material, wherein said at least one stile holds said first plane of material, said second plane of material and said core in position to form said sandwich material; and at least one hinge which is attached to said stile, wherein said edge of said first plane of material is of reduced dimension from an adjacent portion of an exterior surface of said first plane of material, and wherein said first side of said at least one stile is generally flush with said adjacent portion of said exterior surface of said first plane of material.