Patent ID: 7464506

Claim:
A hurricane shutter for temporarily covering an opening in a structure for preventing incursion of high wind and debris carried thereby comprising a rigid frame, said frame having a top rail, a bottom rail, a first side rail and a second side rail, said first side rail, said second side rail, said top rail and said bottom rail adapted to be connected to a building, said frame adapted to surround an opening in a building, said top rail, said bottom rail, said first side rail and said second side rail including apertures adapted to mate with fasteners in said building to securely and removably connect said frame to a structure, a reinforcing bar extending between said first side rail and said second side rail intermediate the length of said first side rail and said second side rail, said reinforcing bar removably connected to said first side rail and said second side rail, at least one of said top rail, said first side rail and said second side rail includes a lock for attaching said frame to said building to prevent inadvertent removal, a plurality of elongated pneumatic tubes extending between said first side rail and said second side rail, said plurality of elongated pneumatic tubes connected together by a web, said web connected to said frame, said plurality of elongated pneumatic tubes having an inflation valve whereby said plurality of elongated pneumatic tubes may become semi-rigid.