Frameless shutter
A frameless shutter has a shutter panel having stiles and spreaders that accommodate louvers that rotate so as to open and close the shutter panel. An installation plate is mounted within a window opening. A concealable hinge has a shutter mount fixedly attached to the shutter panel back side and a plate mount fixedly attached to the installation plate. The shutter mount and the plate mount removably attach to mount the shutter panel over the window opening. A window frame is mounted to a wall having the window opening so as to surround and decorate the shutter panel.
1 . A frameless shutter comprising:
a shutter panel having stiles and spreaders that accommodate louvers that rotate so as to open and close the shutter panel, the shutter panel having a front side and a back side;
an installation plate mounted within a window opening;
a concealable hinge having a shutter mount fixedly attached to the shutter panel back side and a plate mount fixedly attached to the installation plate; and
the shutter mount and the plate mount removably attach to mount the shutter panel over the window opening.
2 . The frameless shutter according to claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of anchors that screw into each end of the spreaders;
a plurality of cam locks that insert into corresponding cam apertures disposed in the stiles; and
the cam locks engage the anchors so as to secure the spreaders to the stiles.
3 . A shutter assembly comprising:
a shutter panel having stiles and spreaders that accommodate louvers that rotate so as to open and close the shutter panel;
the shutter panel has a front side and a back side;
an installation plate mounted to the side of a window opening that is disposed through a wall;
a concealable hinge having a shutter mount fixedly attached to the shutter panel back side and a plate mount fixedly attached to the installation plate; and
the shutter mount and the plate mount removably attach to mount the shutter panel over the window opening;
a window frame mounted to the wall and disposed around the periphery of the window opening and the mounted shutter panel so as to decorate the shutter panel; and
the shutter panel unattached to the window frame.
4 . The shutter assembly according to claim 3 wherein the window frame is attached to the wall with a two-sided tape.