Patent ID: 7694461

Claim:
A shutter assembly adapted to be installed in a window frame, and comprising; a shutter frame having a pair of vertically opposed side rails and a pair of horizontally opposed side rails; at least one integral one piece thermoplastic moulded catch plate mountable on and said window frame, said catch plate formed of thermoplastic material and defining a generally rectangular shape in plan having an upper side and an under side and a receiving end and a rearward end; at least one releasable latch mechanism in the shutter assembly for locking said shutter assembly in said catch plate; a receiving groove moulded integrally in said catch plate for engaging said releasable latch mechanism, said receiving groove defining a generally semi-cylindrical profile in section, and extending transversely of said catch plate; two fastening pins of thermoplastic material moulded integrally on the under side of said catch plate for fastening said catch plate on said window frame; friction formations moulded integrally on said fastening pins for engaging said window frame; a screw guide recess moulded integrally in said catch plate, for receiving a fastening screw therein: a ramp surface moulded integrally on said upper side of said catch plate at said receiving end thereof, and, a stop wall moulded integrally with said catch plate at said rearward end thereof and extending upwardly from said upper side.