Patent ID: 6029732
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A retractable awning assembly for mounting to a wall; said awning assembly comprising:a rail for attachment to the wall, said rail having a longitudinally extending channel and a main wall having an inner surface for engaging the wall and an opposing outer surface;a roller;a flexible canopy having an inner edge for connection to said channel and an outer edge secured to said roller;a pair of upper mounting brackets for attachment at opposite ends of said rail, each of said upper mounting brackets being sized and shaped to cradle said rail around said channel and having a mounting portion sized and shaped for engaging said outer surface of said main wall; anda pair of arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of said roller and operable to move said roller between a retracted position adjacent the wall and an extended position spaced from the wall, each of said arm assemblies having a support arm and a rafter arm, said support arm having an upper end operably connected to said roller and a lower end securable to the wall, said rafter arm having an outer end operably connected to said support arm and an inner end for attachment to said upper mounting bracket.