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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7150306 | Collapsible car sun shade A collapsible car sun shade assembly consists of a fabric having eyelets on each corner for covering at least the roof of the vehicle. The fabric has outlets covered with lids that can move upward as air pressure builds under the fabric. The fabric is deployed on te... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6434877 | Collapsible hunter's blind A collapsible hunter's blind apparatus, for enclosing a hunter in a truncated triangularly-shaped enclosure, comprising: first and second vertically draping camouflage panels, a first horizontal telescopic frame member for horizontally supporting the firs... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6341638 | Automatic deploying retractable awning A retractable awning adapted to be moved between extended and retracted positions includes a pair of support arms and a pair of rafter arms each of which can be extended or retracted with the awning. A motor rotates a drive shaft and a roll bar to which a... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6260908 | Awning extension and retraction mechanism with pneumatic actuator A retractable awning assembly includes a spring-biased roller assembly, a flexible canopy having an inner edge for connection to a wall and an outer edge secured to the roller assembly, and a pair of arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of the roller a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6179513 | Canopy clamp tensioning rafter A clamp for securing a canopy to a telescoping rafter while simultaneously securing the rafter is provided by the present invention. A handle is pivotally mounted on a rafter arm used to support and extend a retractable awning canopy. When the handle is r... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6131638 | Awning rafter device An optionally telescoping rafter that comprises a lockable spring-biased rafter extension piece that is slidably mounted at the end of the rafter is provided. The rafter extension piece is slidable from a retracted position to an extended position in resp... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6006811 | Veranda tent Improved veranda tent of the type whereby the winding and unwinding mechanism is provided in a top casing (2) and whereby the deployment lath (8) of the tent cloth (3) can be moved in guides, characterized in that the aforementioned guides each are formed... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5909761 | Combination awning clamp and rafter arm lock with canopy tensioning capabilities A system for automatically tensioning an awning canopy while deploying a clamp arm for operative engagement with the side edge of an awning canopy, includes a clamp arm pivotally mounted on the outermost component of a telescoping rafter arm also having a... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5752556 | Support arrangement A support arrangement (12) for mounting an awning or similar on a wall (14). The arrangement (12) includes a first elongate member (18) one end of which is pivotally mountable on the wall (14). The other end of the member (18) pivotally mounts a shorter s... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5697417 | Handle for lifting and locking extensible awning support arm A lift handle assembly is mounted on a support arm of a awning of the type used on recreational vehicles. The lift handle assembly is used to facilitate extension of the support arm to achieve the desired length for the support arm and then locks the supp... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5449032 | Awning bow An improved adjustable rib for use with an awning support apparatus which in turn is used with an awning having one end attached to a wall and a second end attached to an awning support tube held a predetermined distance from one end of the awning, measur... | 09/12/1995 |
| 4819706 | Travel lock for retractable awning A travel lock system for use on retractable awnings incorporating a support arm and a rafter arm wherein the rafter arm is adapted to be moved into a channel provided in the support arm when the awning is retracted, includes a lock arm adapted, in a locki... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4640332 | Awning support assembly An awning support assembly for an awning apparatus (20) mounted on a vehicle (24) includes a clamp assembly (60) attachable at any point along a support tube (30) of the awning apparatus. Clamp assembly (60) has two clamp members (62,64), each having hook... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4117876 | Awning for a mobile home An awning assembly includes a pair of collapsible arm assemblies supporting a roller having an awning disposed on the roller and extending to a wall. Each of the arm assemblies includes a telescoping main support arm having a first channel and a second ch... | 10/03/1978 |
| 3980121 | Bracket for use in a retractable awning A bracket mountable on a supporting surface for retaining a pair of awning support members in a retracted juxtapositional storage position has a pair of side plate members retained in spaced parallel vertically oriented relationship by a cross-web member ... | 09/14/1976 |
