Patent ID: 9353529
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: E04F

Claim Text:
1. A modular awning assembly comprising: (a) a flexible sheet comprising vinyl coated polyester fabric or a woven synthetic fiber; (b) a shade frame fitted for supporting the flexible sheet, the shade frame comprising left and right arms having proximal and distal ends, the shade frame further comprising at least a first cross beam spanning between the left and right arms; (c) left and right slide channel and slide block combinations, said combinations' slide channels opening at the left and right arms, and said combinations' slide blocks being fixedly attached to the flexible sheet; (d) left and right pulley and draw cord combinations operatively interconnecting the flexible sheet and the left and right arms, said combination being adapted for alternatively distally and proximally moving the flexible sheet along the left and right arms; (e) left and right vertical support columns; (f) shade attaching means respectively pivotally connecting the proximal ends of the shade frame's left and right arms to the left and right vertical support columns; (g) left and right sleeve and mounting plate combinations fitted for slidably receiving the left and right vertical support columns, said combinations being adapted for releasably attaching the left and right vertical support columns to a structure selected from the group consisting of vehicles, recreational vehicle side walls, vehicle hitches, boats, boat deck rails, building side walls, and fences; and (h) left and right set screws connected operatively to the left and right sleeve and mounting plate combinations for releasably locking the left and right vertical support columns at a selected elevation with respect to the left and right sleeve and mounting plate combinations.