Patent ID: 6971433
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A retractable awning for mounting on a support surface, said awning comprising in combination: an awning sheet with inner and outer edges and wherein the outer edge is movable toward and away from said support surface and said inner edge is operatively secured to the support surface, a roll bar secured to one of said inner and outer edges and about which the awning sheet can be wrapped and unwrapped, a pair of scissors type support structures anchored to said support surface at one end and operatively to opposite ends of said outer edge of said awning sheet at another end and adapted to extend away from said support surface in an extended position of said awning and be adjacent to the support surface in a retracted position of the awning, said scissors-type support structures each including a pair of arms operatively secured to said support surface, and a pair of vertical guide members secured to said support surface with one of said arms being movably supported on said guide member.