Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – With outriggers – Roll type
Patent
1991-12-03
1992-12-22
Purol, David M.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
With outriggers
Roll type
160 71, E04F 1006
Patent
active
051727439
ABSTRACT:
A retractable awning for attachment to a structure, such as the side of a recreational vehicle, is provided. The awning includes a shade adapted to be moved from a furled position in which the awning is secured adjacent to the vehicle to an unfurled position in which the shade provides protection from sun and rain. The awning has an upper rafter bar and a lower upright support and a locking structure for locking the rafter bar in an extended position. This locking structure can be remotely released through the use of a release arm. The awning also includes a locking structure for locking the rafter bar to the upright support. This locking structure includes a locking pin located on the rafter bar and a locking keeper slidably mounted on the upright. The upright comprises a first channel member slidably mounted within a second channel member through the use of a slider structure. The slider structure comprises a low friction surface, such as an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene material. A handle is operatively mounted on the upright and includes a pushbutton release structure. Depressing the pushbutton allows the upright to be lengthened or shortened, thereby adjusting the height of the awning shade.
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Bridges Robert
Grasso Anthony
Marting Greg
Solland Kurt
Wallace Howard
Carter Shades, Inc.
Purol David M.
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