Patent ID: 8365468

Claim:
A shutter comprising: a metal top, a metal bottom, and two metal sides, configured to be collectively assembled into a frame; a plurality of metal slats, the slats being substantially hollow and defining a substantially hollow area therein; at least one of the slats having at least one partial cylinder extending therein, said at least one partial cylinder being (a) open along its length to the hollow area, (b) configured to receive at least one of a screw and rivet on either side of a corresponding slat, and (c) having edges along its length terminating within the hollow area; at least one metal support column having openings configured to receive said slats between said sides and also configured to be affixed to the top and bottom; a lock; at least one portion of a hinge configured to be affixed to said metal top; and at least one connector configured to be affixed to said at least one portion of a hinge and to another structure; wherein said top, said bottom, said sides, said slats, said at least one support column, said at least one hinge, and said at least one connector can be assembled to define said shutter, said shutter being rotatable between a first position which is substantially vertical, and a second position which is non-vertical; and wherein said lock is configured to hold the shutter in the first position.