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A shutter device is provided for installation onto an exterior wall of a building over a window comprising a top bracket having a top longitudinal track therealong. A component is for mounting the top bracket horizontally above the window onto the exterior wall of the building, with the top longitud

A shutter device is provided for installation onto an exterior wall of a building over a window comprising a top bracket having a top longitudinal track therealong. A component is for mounting the top bracket horizontally above the window onto the exterior wall of the building, with the top longitudinal track facing downwardly. A bottom bracket is provided having a bottom longitudinal track therealong. Another component is for mounting the bottom bracket horizontally below the window onto the exterior wall of the building, with the bottom longitudinal track facing upwardly. A plurality of vertically extending barrier members are also provided. Element are provided for interlocking the barrier members together along their sides. A top slide assembly engages with the top ends of the barrier members, so that the top slide assembly can move across the top longitudinal track in the top bracket. A bottom slide assembly engages with the bottom ends of the barrier members. The bottom slide assembly can move across the bottom longitudinal track in the bottom bracket, enabling the interlocked barrier members to provide a complete protective barricade for the window when in place. An alternative version is also provided which can be utilized as a free standing fence.

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A mortised removable storm shutter for installation onto an exterior wall of a building over a window comprising: a) an elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket having a pair of ends; said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket furthe

A mortised removable storm shutter for installation onto an exterior wall of a building over a window comprising: a) an elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket having a pair of ends; said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket further having an elongated vertical portion with a lower edge and a plurality of longitudinally-disposed and spaced-apart throughbores extending longitudinally therealong; said elongated vertical portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket being mountable horizontally above the window onto the exterior wall of the building; said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket further having an elongated horizontal portion extending normally outwardly from said lower edge of said elongated vertical portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket; said elongated horizontal portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket having a lower surface with a longitudinally-disposed and substantially T-shaped track extending therealong from one end of said pair of ends of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket to another end of said pair of ends of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket; b) means for mounting said elongated vertical portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket horizontally above the window onto the exterior wall of the building with said longitudinally-disposed and substantially T-shaped track of said lower surface of said elongated horizontal portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket facing downwardly; c) an elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket having a pair of ends; said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket further having an elongated vertical portion with an upper edge and a plurality of longitudinally-disposed and spaced-apart throughbores extending longitudinally therealong; said elongated vertical portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket being mountable horizontally below the window onto the exterior wall of the building; said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket further having an elongated horizontal portion extending normally outwardly from said upper edge of said elongated vertical portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket; said elongated horizontal portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket having an upper surface with a longitudinally-disposed and substantially T-shaped track extending therealong from one end of said pair of ends of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket to another end of said pair of ends of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket; d) means for mounting said elongated vertical portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket horizontally below the window onto the exterior wall of the building with said longitudinally-disposed and substantially T-shaped track of said upper surface of said elongated horizontal portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket facing upwardly; e) a plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members; each member of said plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members having sides, a top end, and a bottom end and being non-pivotally interlocked with each other so as to form a rigid barrier; f) means for non-pivotally interlocking one side of said sides of one member of said plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members to one side of said sides of an adjacent member of said plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members said means comprising complimentary interlocking elements on respective sides of each barrier member; g) a top slide assembly engaging said top end of each member of said plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members, so that said top slide assembly can slide across said longitudinally-disposed and substantially T-shaped track in said lower surface of said elongated horizontal portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed top bracket; and h) a bottom slide assembly engaging said bottom end of each member of said plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members, so that said bottom slide assembly can slide across said longitudinally-disposed and substantially T-shaped track in said upper surface of said elongated horizontal portion of said elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom bracket, so that said rigid and non-pivoting barrier formed by said plurality of interlocked and vertically extending barrier members can slide in said top and bottom elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom brackets and provide a complete protective barricade for the window when in place and slide out of said top and bottom elongated, substantially L-shaped, and horizontally-disposed bottom brackets when not in use and be dissembled for storage.