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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967050 | Adjustable pitch power awning hardware An awning assembly includes a canopy, a first and second arm assembly, and a canopy rod. The arm assemblies can each include an adjustable pitch arm assembly configured to adjust the pitch of the canopy. The canopy rod has a first end and a second end each supported... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7798197 | Self-actuated, self-release rafter lock mechanism A retractable awning is provided, comprising a support arm forming a longitudinally extending channel, a roller, and a canopy configured to be rolled and unrolled about the roller. A rafter arm is operatively attached to the support arm and is sized to be longitudin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7387483 | Awning groove accessory stop A small twisting type lock/stop (7) that when placed into an awning accessory groove (16) and twisted a ¼ turn will lock in place. Any accessories placed in this groove can be adjusted to their desired position, then locked into place with the accesso... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7368647 | Support for a musical keyboard instrument A support for a musical keyboard instrument has a first leg, a second leg and an adjuster. The first leg is pivotally connected to the second leg and a rod is formed in a sidewall of the second leg. Two first spiral surfaces are respectively formed in a free end of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7344182 | Modular roof mount awning system A vehicle awning system includes a plurality of arm supports disposable in a spaced apart relationship on a vehicle roof with each support having a cantilevered portion disposable in a spaced apart relationship with the vehicle roof. A roller is disposed between the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328935 | Trailer canopy system A trailer canopy system for providing an area adjacent a trailer that is protected from inclement weather includes a canopy that is extendable from a side of a trailer. The canopy protects an area under the canopy from inclement weather when the canopy is extended f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281560 | Awning assembly An awning assembly includes an awning and support arms and rafters that are adapted to support the awning from a backing structure both when the awning is in an extended position and when it is in a retracted position. The support arms and rafters are mounted to the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243699 | Window shade with conical winding shaft A window shade assembly for motor vehicles is provided. The window shade assembly includes a window shade element that is cut into a trapezoidal shape in order to be optimally adapted to the shape of the corresponding window. The winding shaft for this window shade ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242162 | Apparatus and method for retracting awning An apparatus and method for retracting an awning. A sensor detects an awning acceleration caused by wind impacting the awning, and generates a signal having an amplitude corresponding thereto. When the signal exceeds a certain threshold, the awning is retracted. The... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234761 | Side mounted awning assembly for recreational vehicles An awning assembly for the front portion of a recreational vehicle. The awning assembly in a closed position provides an aerodynamic profile for the front portion of the recreational vehicle, so that a front wall can be arranged to allow more efficient use of the in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207369 | Window awning mounting system A window awning mounting system suitable for a non-planar surface includes a housing containing a roll of awning. A forearm is provided and includes a header at one end thereof attached to a leading edge of the roll up awning. A bracket mounted on the non-planar sur... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178536 | Awning construction and camping accommodation provided with an awning construction An awning construction for a camping accommodation or the like, including a roof and at least one side wall, as well as a container which is mountable on a wall of a camping accommodation, which is arranged to include, in a closed position of the rest, at least the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156451 | Housing unit with slide-out, provided with an awning and awning for such a housing unit The invention relates to a housing unit (1), such as a caravan or a motor home with an extensible room (3) or slide-out and an awning (7) with a rollable awning canvas (8) attached above this room (3), so that, when sliding out the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121314 | Patio awning lock mechanism An awning assembly is provided with a lock mechanism for maintaining the awning assembly in a desired position relative to a wall, or other suitable structure. The awning assembly includes support arms, a fabric roller tube that holds the awning fabric and a lock me... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117565 | Support for fixing an accessory to a flexible arm Support for fixing an accessory (3) to a flexible arm (1), characterized in that this support (2) comprises at least one leg (11) fixed with one far end (13) to one of the far ends (6–7) of adjoining hinge-mounted parts ( | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111658 | Locking mechanism A locking mechanism (20) for locking a roller-tube (30) in its assembly (22), such as found in awning contraptions mounted on RV and other motor vehicles (34). A shaft (42) slides to-and-fro in its bore (44) extending betwee... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108037 | Lock mechanism for retractable awning A device for preventing a roller mounted retractable awning from deploying comprising a mounting bracket adapted to secure the device to the support arm of an awning, a locking band configured to encircle the awning roller, an extension member provided between and i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100625 | Screen room enclosure and method of attachment A fastening assembly and method to releasably secure a panel of a novel screen room enclosure to a structure. The fastening assembly includes a clip having a channel portion fastened to a flat portion, the channel portion having an opening adapted to receive an edge... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077458 | Awning assembly and intermediate supports An awning assembly having two ends is adapted to be mounted on a first structure that is extendable from a second structure for rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation extending between the two ends, the awning assembly having a generally horizontal orientati... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073556 | Awning system with tilt out tray An awning slide system for a recessed cavity is provided which includes a tray for supporting an awning mechanism with the tray being sized for containment within the cavity which includes an open side for enabling an awning to be retractably extended therefrom. Har... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069700 | System for covering hurricane panel studs A system for covering fasteners that are provided at an exterior building wall for mounting storm panels. The system includes cover plates that are located adjacent to the fasteners. The cover plates are mounted so as to be pivotable about one side of a mounting tra... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065934 | Method of retrofitting a protective and decorative valance to an awning for use with permanent building structures An all-season awning system 10 is provided with an aesthetically pleasing protective valance 12 for use with associated permanent building structures 14. The awning system includes a peripheral frame covered substantially entirely by a fabric va... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063124 | System for securing a shade fabric to a roller tube An insert having a peripheral contact surface is received by a roller tube channel to engage a shade fabric. The insert is adjustable to compress the shade fabric within the channel. The insert may include a body having opposite side edges and at least one elongated... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055890 | Awning for recreational vehicles An awning assembly for the front portion of a recreational vehicle. The awning assembly in a closed position provides an aerodynamic profile for the front portion of the recreational vehicle, so that a front wall can be arranged to allow more efficient use of the in... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047694 | Door safety guard A door safety guard utilizes two interconnected elongated members, one positioned on each side of a door and resting along a length of the door surface and the adjacent frame. Elastic bands are used to interconnect the two elongated members. Hinges may be used to se... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044189 | Adjustable window awning assemblage An improved pull-strap assembly (20) made from webbing material (21) that forms a strap (23) the material (21) looped back on itself at its first or one end to form along the strap's length two layers of mated material (42) along w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032472 | Counterbalance for linkage assembly An apparatus and method for providing a counterbalance for a linkage assembly. The apparatus and method includes a frame, at least one linkage movably connected to the frame, the at least one linkage defining the linkage assembly, at least one actuator for moving th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017976 | Awning cover for slide-out unit for recreational vehicles A retractable awning cover for a slide out unit on a recreational vehicle, mobile home, travel trailer or the like includes a scissors arm support system that elevates a support bar running longitudinally of the vehicle to establish a gable shape for the awning cove... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007734 | Telescoping support arm management device for awnings and method A device that allows one person working alone to easily raise and lower fold-down awnings. It is secured to the underside surface of the awning in a position to receive one of the awning's telescoping support arms and maintain it in a fixed position against the awni... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994099 | Shelter with twist tight canopy and method for assembling same A shelter having an internal frame comprised of a roof supported by legs. A canopy covers the roof of the frame to provide protection from the elements. The canopy is taughtly held onto the frame by cords which pass through sleeves in the front and back of the canop... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971433 | Automatic retractable awning An automatically extendible and retractable awning includes an awning sheet mounted along one edge to a support structure and at an opposite edge to a roll bar about which it can be selectively wrapped. Each end of the roll bar is supported by a scissors type suppor... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959513 | Deck covering apparatus A deck covering apparatus for selectively covering a portion of a deck from the elements. The deck covering apparatus includes a pair of support assemblies each having a base portion and a rail member. The base portion is designed for coupling to a support structure... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6871685 | Anti-flap clamp A collapsible awning assembly 10 fitted to the side of a caravan 11 and equipped with two anti-flap clamp assemblies 11 land 12. The awning assembly 10 comprises a fabric sheet material 13 which is stored on a roller 14 | 03/29/2005 |
| 6860544 | Recreational vehicle slide-out awning with intermediate support An intermediate support for a retractable roll awning. The support is positioned between two end brackets and provides additional support. The support includes a two support surfaces for supporting the roll awning in two directions. Alternatively, the support may co... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6843301 | Awning roller with internal motor An awning drive assembly with a motor internal to an awning roll-up tube and/or the awning using the awning drive assembly. A transmission linkage is attached to a motor assembly which is at least partially inserted into the roll-up tube of the awning. The transmiss... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6812397 | Photocurrent-generating fabric and support for such a fabric A device intended to be used as a shade, awning, blind and swimming pool cover includes a photocurrent-generating fabric and a support for winding and storing the fabric. The support is formed by an axisymetric tube of regular polygonal cross-section around the peri... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796359 | Portable fence supported awning A portable fence supported awning includes a flexible sheet mounted on a frame that has a rear frame cross member and two sets of lateral frame members. The two sets of lateral frame members are attached to the fence and can support the awning in various positions t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792993 | Awning travel lock An awning lock mechanism for securing a collapsible awning. The lock mechanism is comprised of a lock housing and bracket that are coupled to an awning support member so that the lock mechanism is positioned closely adjacent the roller tube assembly when the awning ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6782936 | Awning system for a recreational vehicle An automatic lateral arm awning system for a recreational vehicle includes awning material having a first and a second end, a roller secured to the material first end for wrapping said awning material thereabout and a header secured to the material second end. A fra... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6752193 | Retractable awning A novel device to provide protection from the elements adjacent to a vehicle using a flexible material supported by a pair of arms to create an awning. The flexible material is mounted to a roller and may be wound around the roller. The support arms are mounted to a... | 06/22/2004 |
