Patent ID: 7607261

Claim:
A shutter having a frame and having hollow louvres rotatably supported in the frame, openings in said louvres and a control bar for controlling the louvres and having a plurality of separate one piece connector members connecting respective louvres to the control bar and comprising: a hollow extrusion forming said control bar having a channel defining an open mouth and a wall extending across said channel; pin openings at spaced intervals in said wall; retention flanges on either side of said open mouth; and wherein each said separate one piece integral connector comprises a T-member for insertion into a louvre; rigid arms formed integrally with said T-member and extending perpendicular on opposite sides of said T-member, said arms being received within said louvre; a stem integral with the T-member; an integral abutment portion on said stem which restricts movement of said stem into the interior of the louvre; a pin on the end of said stem for insertion into a respective said pin opening in said wall of said control bar; and, rigid attachment wings formed integrally with said stem member extending normal to said pin and positioned to be inter-engaged with said retention flanges of said control bar.