Patent ID: 7568491
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A vehicle-mounted awning, comprising: a laterally disposed bumper bar adapted for removable attachment to a vehicle hitch receiver; first and second vertical extension members removably attached at opposing ends of the laterally disposed bumper bar, the vertical extension members being arcuate toward their free ends; first and second multi-sectioned upper side panel support members respectively connected to the free ends of the first and second vertical extension members, first and second multi-sectioned lower side panel support members having proximal ends pivotally and removably attached to respective opposing ends of the laterally disposed bumper bar, the upper and lower side panel support members being removably attached to each other at their respective distal ends; a multi-sectioned cross member disposed laterally between the upper side panel support members, the cross member having terminal ends attached to the opposing upper side panel support members; a looping multi-sectioned framework extending distally beyond terminal ends of the upper side panel support assemblies, the looping multi-sectioned framework forming an arcuate closed loop, thereby creating a distal boundary of the entire vehicle-mounted awning, the arcuate closed loop laterally interconnecting terminal ends of the two upper side panel support members; and a flexible, water-resistant fabric wrapped over the support framework to provide a protective covered region, the flexible water-resistant fabric having removable attachment means for retaining the fabric over the support framework.