Patent ID: 8341923

Claim:
A method of packaging shutter panels, the method comprising: applying a first foam clip to a first side of a shutter panel, the first foam clip comprising a channel within which the first side of the shutter panel is disposed, wherein the first foam clip is longer than the first side of the shutter panel such that opposing ends of the first foam clip extend beyond a top end and a bottom end of the shutter panel; applying a second foam clip to a second side of the shutter panel opposite the first side of the shutter panel, the second foam clip comprising a channel within which the second side is disposed, wherein the second foam clip is longer than the second side of the shutter panel such that opposing ends of the second foam clip extend beyond the top end and the bottom end of the shutter panel; and applying a plastic covering around the first foam clip, the second foam clip and the shutter panel to create a packaged shutter panel, wherein the plastic covering is applied with sufficient force to bend the ends of the first foam clip and the ends of the second foam clip inward to form protective corners along the top and bottom ends of the packaged shutter panel.