(19)
(11) EP 1 260 668 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/48

(21) Application number: 02011202.5

(22) Date of filing: 21.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E06B 9/165
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.05.2001 IL 14324601

(71) Applicant: Azoulai, Chaim
Holon 58819 (IL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Azoulai, Chaim
    Holon 58819 (IL)

(74) Representative: Hehenberger, Reinhard, Dipl.-Ing., Patentanwalt et al
Lindengasse 8
1070 Wien
1070 Wien (AT)

   


(54) Shutter device


(57) It is provided a shutter assembly for an aperture, comprising:
a plurality of adjacent elongate slats (20) coupled together to form a slat assembly, said slats (20) having: a lower edge; a lower channel (38) along the lower edge, said lower channel (38) being defined by at least one inwardly directed lower lip (40,42); an upper edge; and at least one upper channel (52) along at least part of the upper edge, said upper channel each being defined by at least one inwardly directed upper lip (34,36); wherein said slats (20) are coupled to an adjacent slat (20) in the shutter assembly by at least two coupling linkages (44), said coupling linkages (44) having upper and lower hooked heads (46,46'); and wherein said inwardly directed lips (34,36; 40,42)and said hooked heads (46,46') are mutually configured such that said upper hooked heads (46) are captured within the lower channel (38) of an adjacent slat (20) by said at least one lower lip (40,42), and said lower hooked heads (46') are captured within the at least one upper channel (52) of an adjacent slat (20) by said at least one upper lip (34,36).






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