Patent ID: 7077458
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: B60P,E04F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle wall: a slide-out structure extendable outwardly from the vehicle wall; an awning assembly having two ends, the awning assembly being mounted on the slide-out structure for rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation extending between the two ends of the awning assembly, and the awning assembly having a generally horizontal orientation when the vehicle is parked; the awning assembly including a roller mechanism and a flexible material having a first portion attached to the roller mechanism and a second portion attached to the vehicle wall whereby the flexible material is unwound from the roller mechanism when the slide-out structure is extended from the vehicle wall and is wound on the roller mechanism when the slide-out structure is retracted to the vehicle wall; and an intermediate support attached to the slide-out structure at a location between the two ends of the awning assembly, the intermediate support including a curved supporting surface that supports the awning assembly in its generally horizontal orientation.