Patent ID: 6024153
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
A combination retractable and expandable roof covering assembly and sukkah structure wherein the sukkah structure comprises four vertical walls aligned to form an interior of the sukkah structure and an open top area that is located in a horizontal plane comprising:a) a retractable and expandable awning fabricated from a rigid material and comprising a plurality of pleated points;b) a support structure for the roof covering assembly rigidly attached to the outside of two outside opposing vertical walls of the sukkah structure comprising a plurality of pipes and fittings such that the awning is supported from said plurality of the pipes positioned above the awning;c) means for slidingly attaching the awning to the support structure at the plurality of pleated points such that the awning is set at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane of the open top area of the sukkah structure to allow rain water to naturally run off the awning; andd) means for expanding and retracting the awning over the top of the sukkah structure.