Patent ID: 6510658
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A system for fixing sun protection cloths to balconies or patios of houses comprising:an upper guiding element (3) having a first end and a second end; upper retaining devices (8,9) supporting the respective first and second ends of the upper guiding element (3); a lower guiding element (2) having a first end and a second end, the lower guiding element (2) being arranged at a height below and substantially parallel to the upper guiding element (3); a sun protection cloth (1) being attached at a top side to the upper guiding element (3) and being attached at a bottom side to the lower guiding element (2); lower retaining devices (6, 7, 16, 25) supporting the respective first and second ends of the lower guiding element (2), the lower retaining devices (6, 7, 16, 25) being constructed and arranged for attachment to a rail (13 or 14) so as to be pivotable and fixable in a first plane (P1) located substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (Lr) of the rail (13 or 14) and fixable in a second horizontal plane located substantially perpendicular to the first plane (P1) to thereby selectively tension the lower guiding element (2); and connection means (15, 20) for securing the lower retaining devices (6, 7, 16, 25) to the rail (13 or 14).