Combination hurricane shutter and security grill

• US 4,384,436 A
• Filed: 09/10/1981
• Issued: 05/24/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael A. Green
• Original Assignee: Michael A. Green
• Inventors: Green, Michael A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Application Number:
  US06/300,894
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 52/202, 52/507, 52/509, 52/489, 49/62, 49/50, 49/57, 49/463, 49/61
• US Class Current: 52/202
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/01 Grilles fixed to walls, doors, or windows; Grilles moving with doors or windows; Walls formed as grilles, e.g. claustra emergency release of window grilles E05B65/1033; security bars for wings E05C19/003

Abstract

A combination of a hurricane shutter and security grill intended for use in conjunction with a window of a commercial or residential building. The security grill comprises metallic bars of various shapes and dimensions which are combined in distinctive patterns in order to enhance the appearance of the building while allowing minimum obstruction to light rays. The security grill is located squarely in front of the window on the exterior side by means of ornamental brackets which are fixed to the longitudinal boundaries of the security grill and the structural side of the building. L-shaped brackets with functional or ornamental facing are fastened to the top and bottom latitudinal bars and provide channels to facilitate the insertion of a shutter board which completely encloses the security grill and the guarded window. The shutter board can be easily and quickly fastened to the front of the brackets with metallic wood screws in order to provide immediate protection in the advent of a surprise tropical storm or hurricane.

Claims

1. A hurricane shutter and security grill composed of ornamental metallic bars of various shapes and dimensions which are combined in distinctive and permanent patterns in order to enhance the exterior of a window of a residential or commercial building while allowing the maximum penetration of light rays through the openwork, the hurricane shutter and security grill comprises:

a metallic framework means having remote longitudinal projections and top and bottom latitudinal projections to adhere said ornamental metallic bars in a manner which will not allow a human form to traverse said ornamental metallic bars within the openwork of said metallic framework means and to define the outermost dimensions of said hurricane shutter and security grill;

structural ornamental fastener bracket means engaged to the remote longitudinal projections of said metallic framework in order to fasten said hurricane shutter and security grill to the exterior surface of a building or the framework immediately adjacent to said window;

L-shaped guide channel means having a horizontal backside and a vertical frontside, the horizontal backside fastened to the top and bottom latitudinal projections of said metallic framework means with metallic ornamental support means fastened to the vertical front side of said L-shaped guide channel means; and

an insertable hurricane shutter which is received from the side into said hurricane shutter and security grill and upon traversing said hurricane shutter and grill encloses the latter from the elements and is fastened to said metallic framework means through said metallic ornamental support means.

2. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, in which said metallic ornamental support means comprise a square design spaced upon the front sides of said L-shaped guide channels, said metallic ornamental support means having support openings passing through the top center of said metallic support means and said support openings accommodate metallic wood screws in order to secure said hurricane panel to said metallic framework to withstand wind gusts typified by the extremes of a hurricane or tropical storm.

3. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 2, in which said L-shaped guide channel means are located at the extreme end and center sections of the highest and lowest latitudinal projections of said metallic framework.

4. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 3, in which said L-shaped guide channel means located at the top and bottom center sections have an increased longitudinal projection over said L-shaped guide channel means located at the end sections.

5. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, in which said metallic ornamental support means comprise a fleur-de-lis design spaced upon the front sides of said L-shaped guide channels, said metallic ornamental support means having support openings passing through the top center of said metallic ornamental support means and said support openings accommodating metallic wood screws in order to secure said hurricane panel to said metallic framework to withstand wind gusts typified by the extremes of a hurricane or tropical storm.

6. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 5, in which said L-shaped guide channel means are located at the extreme end sections of the highest and lowest latitudinal projections of said metallic framework.

7. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, in which said structural fasteners bracket means comprises a fleur-de-lis design with a structural fastener opening passing through the top center of said structural ornamental fastener bracket means and said structural fastener opening accommodating a structural fastener means which anchors said hurricane shutter and security grill to an exterior wall of a building or the framing of a window.

8. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 7, in which said structural fastener means is an anchor bolt.

9. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, in which said metallic framework means comprises cast iron or other castable and forgeable ferrous metals.

10. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, which said hurricane shutter and security grill comprises said metallic framework means, said structural fastener bracket means, L-shaped guide channel means and metallic ornamental support means joined by joining means.

11. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, in which said insertable hurricane shutter is fashioned from wood.

12. A hurricane shutter and security grill as in claim 1, in which said insertable hurricane shutter is fashioned from plywood.