Terms

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B
Blades {see also Slats} – Sheets of metal that make up the accordion, normally made of aluminum.

Blow Out – The implosion of a house that occurs during a hurricane caused by a shift in pressure from the inside to the outside of a building, most commonly cause by a broken glass or door. Similar to a tire when it has a blow out. Top¬

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C
Corrugated – Storm Panels shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges. Top¬

D
Direct Mount – Storm Panels directly secured to a structure using anchors and stainless steel screws or panel mates. Top¬

H
Hand Crank – a rod that latches at the top and bends in two different places to roll up or down the rolling shutter.

Headers – type of track used at the top of panels in a track system.

Hemmed Edge – the folded metal around the edge of a panel creating a safer product to handle.

Housing Unit – Refers to the area that stores the slats of the rolling shutters normally above the opening, but occasionally below.

HVHZ – A High Velocity Hurricane Zone, found only in Miami-Dade County. Top¬

K
Keyhole Locking Buckles –Top buckle on Armor Screen used to hang the screen. Top¬

M
Missile Impact Rating – Refers to large and small debris that may break windows. Hurricane products normally have a large missile rating. Top¬

P
Pin Latch – Latch used to secured shutter in the closed position.

Polycarbonate – Material used to reinforce GE Lexan panels.

PSF – Pressure per Square Foot used when calculating the design wind loads and negative wind loads for any Hurricane Protection System (shutters). Top¬

S
Slats {see also Blades} – Sheets of metal that make up the rolling shutter, normally made of aluminum.

Storm Bars – Used for extra support when roll-up shutter exceed design wind loads, which will vary depending on the wind zone, commonly used on wider openings.

Switch – Electrical devise that activates the motor attached to the roll-up shutter, normally mounted in an electrical box inside the house. Top¬

T
Tightening Straps – Buckles that secure the Armor Screen down.

Trapped Opening – An opening with limited space on any side, top or bottom, usually requiring some custom fitting.

Trapped in Height – An obstruction on either the top or bottom of opening.

Trapped in Width – An obstruction on either the left or right side of opening. Top¬