Patent ID: 7963071

Claim:
A louver end clip, the end clip having (a) a pivotal body with a substantially planar base portion to be located adjacent a louver frame member and movable between an open and closed position; (b) a longitudinal recess formed in the body and which is adapted to accommodate an edge of a louver blade, the longitudinal recess having a base wall and a pair of side walls, and (c) a pair of outer walls, a first outer wall extending from a side wall of the longitudinal recess outwardly away from the longitudinal recess and towards the planar base portion on an outer side of the louver blade and a second outer wall extending from a side wall of the longitudinal recess outwardly away from the longitudinal recess and towards the planar base portion on an inner side of the louver blade, the body having at least one internal drainage chamber between a side wall of the longitudinal recess and either the first or second outer wall which allows water to drain through the end clip when the end clip is in the closed position, wherein when a plurality of end clips are provided in the closed position, the drainage chamber on each end clip communicates to form a common drainage channel, and the first and second outer walls of adjacent louver end clips align to form a substantially continuous outer wall.