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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2004
Applicant:
James V. Miller, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Inventor:
James V. Miller, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
QMI Security Solutions, Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rolling shutter and a slat for use in a rolling shutter are provided. The slat comprises an engaging track located at a first horizontal edge and a receptacle track located at a second horizontal edge. Illustratively, the engaging track has a hook-shaped profile and is disposed at an acute angle, and the receptacle track comprises a lip and a guard defining a space adapted to receive therein an engaging track of an adjacent slat.