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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1996
Jose E Valls, Jr, Ponce, PR (US);
Salvador Vassallo, Ponce, PR (US);
Vassallo Research & Development Corporation, Coto Laurel, PR;
Abstract
A slat for pivotally mounting between a pair of opposed frame members of an opening. The slat has an elongated member having first and second walls that are coupled together to form first and second longitudinally extending side edges and first and second end edges. First and second coupling members are coupled to the first and second side edges, respectively. The first and second coupling members have first and second coupling ledges spaced from the first and second side edges to form first and second longitudinally extending recesses. Each of the first and second recesses receive an adjacent coupling member on an adjacent slat, respectively. The first recess opens toward the first wall, while the second recess opens toward the second exterior wall. First and second support members are coupled to the first and second ends of the elongated member, respectively. Each of the first and second support members have a first pivot element, arranged to form a first pivot axis extending longitudinally between the first pivot elements for pivotally mounting the elongated member about the first pivot axis for movement between an open position and a closed position. The slat can be used in a louver-type window.