STRAP FOR SECURING A STORM PANEL TO A TRACK

• US 20110067347A1
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donee Lois Myny, Jerry Lawrence Myny
• Original Assignee: Donee Lois Myny, Jerry Lawrence Myny
• Inventors: Myny, Donee Lois, Myny, Jerry Lawrence
• Granted Patent: US 8,082,706 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/712
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/002 Safety guards or gates
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/005 Storm panels; hurricane shutters
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/02 Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary louvre windows or grilles E06B7/08; lamellar blinds E06B9/26

Abstract

A strap to secure bolts at a proper spacing for installing a storm panel to a track using bolts and fasteners. The strap holds the bolts in place, allowing ease of storm panel installation. The storm panels are typically used to protect building openings, such as windows and doors, during periods of bad weather. The storm panels may also be used for security purposes.

Claims

1. A strap to secure bolts at a proper spacing for installing a storm panel with mounting holes to an “

F”

track using bolts and fasteners, the bolts consisting of a cylindrical bolt shaft connected to a bolt head, the track having a thickness and width for receiving the bolt heads, the storm panels being used to protect a building opening, and the strap comprising;

a flexible material with two parallel sides, a top end connecting the parallel sides, a bottom end connecting the parallel sides, and a thickness between 1/64″ and

½

″

; and

a plurality of circular openings for holding the bolts in place to mount the storm panel with mounting holes, the bolt heads held approximately 1/16 of an inch from the material, the openings centered between the two parallel sides of the material, the bolt heads being unable to pass through the material, the openings being equidistant from each other, and the openings having a smaller diameter than the bolt shaft diameter.

2. The strap of claim 1, wherein the material is polypropylene webbing.

3. The strap of claim 1, wherein the material is nylon webbing.

4. The strap of claim 1, wherein the material is leather.

5. The strap of claim 1, wherein the material is polyester webbing.