Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Tent supported by vehicle
Patent
1994-03-02
1995-12-05
Mai, Lanna
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Tent supported by vehicle
135 8812, 160 66, E04H 1508
Patent
active
054720079
ABSTRACT:
A retractable awning is provided to be mounted on a side of a recreational vehicle. The awning includes a canopy, a roller about which the canopy can be can be rolled or unrolled, a pair of support arms, a pair of tension rafters, and at least one latch or spring clip to retain the awning adjacent the vehicle while traveling. The support arms define a longitudinally extending channel and have a pair of flanges inwardly extending from each side wall. The support arms have one end supporting the canopy and another end contacting a supporting surface. The generally rectangularly-shaped tension rafters have one end operatively secured to the side of the recreational vehicle and another end operatively connected to an associated one of the support arms. Each of the tension rafters is sized so as to be nestable in the channel of the associated support arm. The spring clip is retained on one of the tension rafters and has a base portion, a pair of angled side portions extending upwardly and outwardly from opposed edges of the base portion, and tongue portions outwardly extending from the side portions. The tongue portions are adapted to interlock with the flanges of the support arms and the side portions are resiliently displaceable to releasably secure the tension rafter to the associated support arm when nested therein.
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Mai Lanna
The Dometic Corporation
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