Patent ID: 11952782
Assignee: CAREFREE/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 19:
20. A method of providing an awning canopy assembly, the method comprising:
providing an awning connection system that couples an awning canopy to a support structure during use, the providing the awning connection system comprising:
operably connecting a rolling assembly to the awning canopy via a rotatable hub that supports the awning canopy and a track movably retaining first and second wheels that allow movement of the awning canopy and rotatable hub between an unlocked position and a locked position responsive to a force over a force threshold applied to the rolling assembly via the awning canopy or applied directly to the awning canopy;
coupling an end cap to the rolling assembly, said end cap comprising at least one lock that interacts with a lock bearing when in a locked position;
coupling a tension component to the rolling assembly, wherein the tension component maintains the rolling assembly in contact with a track stop, the track stop comprising a contact point between the track assembly and the end cap, wherein when the rolling assembly is in contact with the track stop the awning assembly is in the unlocked mode; and

coupling the rotatable hub to and between two wheels retained within the track such that the rotatable hub and the first and second wheels share a common axis.