Patent ID: 8225839

Claim:
A retractable awning having an automated pitching gable or arch, the awning comprising: (a) a flexible sheet; (b) a left articulated arm, including a left proximal member connected to a left portion of a frame by a first left hinge, the frame is attached to a surface of a building and is located behind a housing, a left distal member, the left proximal member connected to the left distal member by a second left hinge to form a left joint; (c) a right articulated arm, including a right proximal member connected to a right portion of the frame by a first right hinge, the frame is attached to a surface of the building and is located behind the housing, a right distal member, the right proximal member connected to the right distal member by a second right hinge to form a right joint; (d) a front support member, having a first end rotatably affixed to an end of the left articulated arm and a second end rotatably affixed to an end of the right articulated arm, a front edge portion of the flexible sheet is affixed to the front support member by a connector selected from the group consisting of a swiveling hinge interface and stitching, wherein the front support member is a flexible spring member biased upward in an arched configuration; (e) the housing, having a roller, the proximal portion of the flexible sheet is connected to the roller, a motor coupled to the roller, the motor extends the flexible sheet when the motor rotates in a first direction and the motor retracts the flexible sheet when the motor rotates in a second direction.