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Window shutter hardware, usually made of iron, are hinges and latches that attach to the shutter and a window frame (and in some cases directly attached to stone or brick). The hinges hold the shutter to the structure and allow the shutter to open and close over the window. The latches secure the shutter in the closed (over the window) position.
A roller shutter, security shutter, coiling door, roller door or sectional overhead door is a specialized type of door or window shutter consisting of multiple horizontal slats, bars, or web systems interconnected through hinges. The mechanism involves lifting the door to open it and lowering it to close.
A louver (American English) or louvre (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and direct sunshine. The angle of the slats may be adjustable, usually in blinds and windows, or fixed, such as in shutters. [1] [2]
Depending on the application, and the construction of the window frame, shutters can be mounted to fit within the opening or to overlap the opening. The term window shutter includes both interior shutters, used on the inside of a house or building, and exterior shutters, used on the outside of a structure.
A cylinder with longitudinal draft Profile view of a drafted cylinder with the draft dimension. In engineering, draft is the amount of taper for molded or cast parts perpendicular to the parting line.
An electronic shutter can compensate for the exposure change caused by a speed ramp without changing the aperture and affecting depth of field. Other types of shutter adjustments, such as an out-of-phase shutter and a fluttering shutter, are also possible. Normally the film is held steady in the gate whenever it is exposed to light.
A compound crown molding built up out of several individual trim elements Decorative pilaster of natural cherry hardwood topped with crown molding Crown molding may be a complex build-up of multiple trim elements, in this case built-out slightly above a window with short 90-degree returns The relief on this short 90-degree return of crown molding was back-cut with a coping saw
Various window blind styles. A window blind is a type of window covering. [1] There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind is made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard material, including wood, plastic or metal which are held together by cords that run through the blind slats.