Patent ID: 9469997
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: E04F,F16F

Claim Text:
1. A lateral arm awning assembly comprising: first and second articulating arms having first and second ends, said first ends of said articulating arms being mounted upon assembly to a support surface at separate lateral locations, the first ends each comprising separate pivoting mounting structures for forming a pivotally fixedly connection with said first and second articulating arms; and a roller tube having spaced lateral ends supporting respective end brackets that provide a pivotally fixedly connection to said second ends of said first and second articulating arms; said roller tube supporting a canopy coupled to a roller shaft, wherein one of the end brackets further supports a drive that drives said roller shaft for furling and unfurling said canopy; said canopy when in an unfurled position forming a plane such that said first and second articulating arms are disposed to remain substantially parallel with said plane during the operation of the awning assembly as the canopy extends from a furled to an unfurled position; said roller tube moving relative to said support surface as the canopy extends from the furled position to the unfurled position to move said roller tube away from said support surface, said lateral arm awning assembly being supported solely by said first and second articulating arms when the canopy is in the unfurled position.