Patent ID: 7565776

Claim:
A hurricane shutter escape mechanism for unlatching a hurricane shutter from a dwelling comprising: a hurricane shutter anchor connectable to a dwelling structure to secure a hurricane shutter; a stud removably, connected to said anchor and connectable to said hurricane shutter to hold said hurricane shutter in place; a release member for manual release mounted on the inside of said hurricane shutter, accessible to a person in the dwelling adjacent to a dwelling opening covered by the hurricane shutter, said release member having a first position for connecting said removable stud to said anchor securing said hurricane shutter in place and a second position releasing said removable stud from said anchor allowing the hurricane shutter to be released and unfastened while inside the dwelling; and a fastener secured to the outside end of said removable stud for holding said hurricane shutter in place; said fastener for holding said hurricane shutter in place is spring-actuated and includes a manually-releasable spring having a first locking position holding the shutter in place, and wherein said manually-releasable spring is actuated manually to loosen the fastener from the removable stud mounted on the exterior of the building.