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Granted Patent B2
US 8,302,652 · App. 12/113,696 · Granted Nov 6, 2012

Decorative shutter cover kit

Assignee: The Original Shutter Cover Company Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,302,652
App. No.
12/113,696
Granted
Nov 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A kit for attaching a decorative shutter cover to an associated window shutter is disclosed. The kit comprises a shutter cover which covers a portion or a substantial portion of the window shutter. The kit may further include an attachment member that attaches to the top of the window shutter. The top of the shutter cover and the attachment member can connect to each other. The kit may further comprise a securing member for securing the bottom of the shutter cover to the window shutter. The shutter cover may include a graphic display thereon, such as decorative or artistic representations. Additional interchangeable shutter covers may also be provided with the same or different graphic displays depicted thereon.

Claims (25)

1. A method for decorating an associated window shutter on a house, comprising:

affixing an attachment member to a top of the associated window shutter,

wherein the attachment member comprises a top wall having a front edge and a back edge, a back wall extending downward from the back edge, a front wall extending downward from the front edge, the front wall and back wall having different heights;

attaching a shutter cover to the top wall of the attachment member, wherein the shutter cover is rectangular and has a top edge, a bottom edge, two side edges, a front display surface, and a graphic display on the front display surface, the shutter cover is sized to completely cover a front surface of the associated window shutter, and the top edge of the shutter cover is attached to the top wall of the attachment member such that the front wall of the attachment member is covered by the shutter cover; and

securing the bottom edge of the shutter cover to a bottom of the window shutter using a securing member so that the shutter cover completely covers the front surface of the associated window shutter, wherein the securing member comprises a bottom wall having a dorsal edge and a ventral edge, a dorsal wall extending upward from the dorsal edge, and a ventral wall extending upward from the dorsal edge, the dorsal wall and ventral wall having different heights.

2. A shutter cover kit consisting of:

a flexible attachment member that fits over the top of an associated window shutter, consisting of a top wall having a front edge and a back edge, a back wall extending downward from the back edge, a front wall extending downward from the front edge, the front wall and back wall having different heights, and a first pile on an upper surface of the top wall that is exposed when the attachment member is fitted on the associated window shutter;

a rectangular shutter cover having a top edge, a bottom edge, two side edges, a front display surface, and a graphic display on the front display surface, the shutter cover being sized to completely cover a front surface of the associated window shutter, and a second pile on the top edge of the shutter cover; and

at least one securing member for attaching the bottom edge of the shutter cover to the associated window shutter, comprising a bottom wall having a dorsal edge and a ventral edge, a dorsal wall extending upward from the dorsal edge, and a ventral wall extending upward from the dorsal edge, the dorsal wall and ventral wall having different heights;

wherein the first pile and the second pile can be joined to affix the top edge of the shutter cover to the top wall of the attachment member such that the front wall of the attachment member is covered by the shutter cover.

3. The shutter cover kit of claim 2 , wherein the shutter cover comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, a woven fabric, a fused fabric, a plastic material, and a paper material.

4. The shutter cover kit of claim 2 , wherein

(i) the first pile is a pile having loop elements and the second pile is a pile having hook elements; or

(ii) the first pile is a pile having hook elements and the second pile is a pile having loop elements.

5. A shutter cover kit comprising:

a flexible attachment member that fits over the top of an associated window shutter, comprising a top wall having a front edge and a back edge, a back wall extending downward from the back edge, and a front wall extending downward from the back edge;

a rectangular shutter cover having a top edge, a bottom edge, two side edges, a front display surface, and a graphic display on the front display surface, the shutter cover having a width of 14.75 inches to 15.25 inches and a length of from about 72 inches to about 76 inches, and the top edge of the shutter cover being affixed to the attachment member such that the front wall of the attachment member is covered by the shutter cover; and

a securing member for attaching the bottom edge of the shutter cover to the associated window shutter, comprising a bottom wall having a dorsal edge and a ventral edge, a dorsal wall extending upward from the dorsal edge, and a ventral wall extending upward from the dorsal edge;

wherein the bottom wall defines a containment distance, a grabbing distance is defined by the closest distance between the dorsal wall and the ventral wall measured parallel to the bottom wall, and the grabbing distance is less than the containment distance

wherein the ventral wall is shaped so that the point of the ventral wall which is furthest from the bottom wall is not the point of the ventral wall which is closest to the dorsal wall.

6. The shutter cover kit of claim 5 , wherein the shutter cover comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, a woven fabric, a fused fabric, a plastic material, and a paper material.

7. The shutter cover kit of claim 5 , wherein

(i) the top edge of the shutter cover includes a pile having loop elements and the top wall of the attachment member includes a pile having hook elements; or

(ii) the top edge of the shutter cover includes a pile having hook elements and the top wall of the attachment member includes a pile having loop elements;

wherein the pile having loop elements and the pile having hook elements are joined to affix the top edge of the shutter cover to the attachment member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2008
From: HIRSH, STEPHEN LEE; PURO, MARY CARLISLE CLEMENTS
To: THE ORIGINAL SHUTTER COVER COMPANY LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60915225 · May 1, 2007
Related Publication 20080271855A1 · Nov 6, 2008