Patent ID: 8602080

Claim:
A louvered privacy screen for use in conjunction with a window having a frame, a first sash and a second sash, comprising: a. a pair of vertical side members each having a thickness and inner, outer, and longitudinal faces, each having a first slit and a second slit that are parallel to each other and oriented at about 30 degrees from vertical on each longitudinal face so that a portion of each slit near the inner face is higher than a portion of each slit near the outer face; b. a first horizontal louver, comprising upper and lower edges, detachably affixed to the vertical side members at the ends of the first louver by insertion into the first slit of each side member; c. a second horizontal louver detachably affixed to the vertical side members at the ends of the second louver parallel to the first horizontal louver by insertion into the second slit of each side member; wherein the upper edge of the first louver is above the upper edge of the second louver, and the second louver overlaps the first louver, in that the lower edge of the first louver extends below a horizontal plane which meets the upper edge of the second louver; wherein the slits extend from the inner faces of the side members downward to near the outer faces of the side members without obstruction at the inner face so that a user can remove each louver by pulling the louver, without the use of any tools; wherein when the screen is installed in the frame above or below the first sash, the second sash is movable adjacent to the first sash without interference from the screen; wherein the thickness of each side member is sized so that the side member fits within a jamb of the window frame, the jamb having an inner face, so that the side member is adjacent to the inner face of the jamb and thereby is retained within the jamb when the louvers are affixed to the side members, and the side members are not held in place by glue, nails, or screws; and wherein the louvers are translucent and flexible.