Patent ID: 8341912

Claim:
A decorative shutter assembly comprising: a plurality of laterally spaced main slats arranged parallel to each other in side-by-side relation and each presenting a decorative surface and defining an open end at each end of the slat; a first end piece positioned at one end of the main slats; and a second end piece positioned at an opposite end of the main slats; each end piece including a main body section having a width approximating an overall width of the side-by-side slats and a plurality of laterally spaced tongues projecting from an inboard end of the main body section, the main body section defining end slat portions comprising separate laterally spaced slat portions aligning respectively with the laterally spaced main slats; the main body section of each end piece presenting a decorative surface; the tongues being spaced and sized to fit in the respective open ends of the main slats at a respective end of the main slats with the decorative surfaces of the main body section positioned flush with the decorative surfaces of the main slats to form a continuous, flat decorative surface extending from end to end of the shutter.