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Apparatus for insulating window openings through walls and the like includes a thermal shutter, a rail for mounting the shutter adjacent to the window opening and a coupling for connecting the shutter to the rail. The thermal shutter includes an insulated panel adhered to frame members which surroun

Apparatus for insulating window openings through walls and the like includes a thermal shutter, a rail for mounting the shutter adjacent to the window opening and a coupling for connecting the shutter to the rail. The thermal shutter includes an insulated panel adhered to frame members which surround the periphery of the panel. The frame members include a hard portion for providing the frame and a soft portion for providing a seal with that portion of the wall adjacent to the periphery of the opening. The coupling means is preferably integral with the attachment rail. According to a preferred embodiment, the coupling means includes a continuous hinge of reduced thickness. The thermal shutter can be permanently attached, hinged, bi-folded, or sliding with respect to the window and wall. A distribution method is to market the apparatus in “kit”form.

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Apparatus for insulating openings through building walls; the apparatus comprising: means for attaching the apparatus to the surface of the wall at a location adjacent to the periphery of the opening; shutter means secured to the attaching means for covering said opening to provide a thermal barrier

Apparatus for insulating openings through building walls; the apparatus comprising: means for attaching the apparatus to the surface of the wall at a location adjacent to the periphery of the opening; shutter means secured to the attaching means for covering said opening to provide a thermal barrier; means for coupling said shutter means to said attaching means for selected movement relative thereto between the position covering the opening to a position displaced from said opening; wherein said shutter means includes: at least one panel having at least a core formed in an insulating configuration, which core has a surface for covering the opening and edges, at least one of which is positioned adjacent to said attaching means, and a frame attached adjacent to the edges and extending around the periphery of the panel, said frame comprising a relatively stiff portion to which the panel is secured and a relatively soft portion for forming a seal around the opening; wherein the stiff portion of the frame is a substantially U-shaped channel which in cross-section has a pair of legs connected by a bight which holds the legs in spaced relation, wherein the panel is received between the pair of legs, the relatively soft portion extending over the one leg which overlies the wall when the shutter is closed, and wherein the frame includes a groove with a relatively narrow opening and an expanded cross-section for receiving a complementary projection on the coupling means.