Patent ID: 6315025
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A removable awning cover in combination with a fabric awning attached to a structure by a mounting rail and retracted into an awning roll having a predetermined diameter, the awning cover comprising:a plurality of overlapping resilient adjacent tubular sections, each section having a first end, a second end, and an axially directed sidewall opening having a top edge, a bottom edge, and being movable between a relaxed width and an expanded width, the relaxed width being less than the diameter of the awning roll and the expanded width being greater than the diameter of the awning roll;wherein a section of the awning roll is received through the sidewall opening of each adjacent tubular section when moved to the expanded width, and held within the tubular section when the sidewall opening is moved to the relaxed width; andwherein the top edge of the sidewall opening of each adjacent tubular section rests on a section of the mounting rail, and the bottom edge of the sidewall opening is disposed below a section of the awning roll.