US 7,500,329 B2
Operating system for a shutter type covering for architectural openings
Joseph M. Downey, Gilbert, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. (US)
Filed on Sep. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/218,131.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/607038, filed on Sep. 02, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0042164 A1, Mar. 02, 2006
Int. Cl. E06B 7/086 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 49—87.1  [49/74.1] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shutter for an architectural opening comprising:
a head bar and a parallel bottom bar, a plurality of stiles perpendicular to and interconnecting said head bar and said bottom bar, and a plurality of elongated louvers mounted for pivotable movement between said stiles, each of said louvers having an axially extending tilt pin of circular cross-section at one end of the louver, and
at least one tilt bar, said tilt bar having connectors thereon extending perpendicularly to the axial direction of said louvers for removable attachment to said tilt pins so that translation of said tilt bar moves said louvers between open and closed positions; said connectors being of substantially C-shaped cross section defining resilient arms adapted to spread apart to receive the tilt pins and thereby capture and be releasably attached to the tilt pins, said resilient arms each comprising a continuously curved inner surface extending from a distal end thereof to a medial portion thereof, said curved inner surfaces of each of said connecters facing one another to define an oval opening therebetween continuously slidably retaining a respective one of said tilt pins.