Patent ID: 8104527

Claim:
A method, for an awning frame constructed of square cross-section tubing having orthogonally connected vertical and horizontal side members and upper and outer transverse members, for making and joining angularly inclined side members at acute angles into the otherwise orthogonal awning frame at the upper and outer edges thereof to provide a run-off angle, comprising the steps of: making the inclined members by cutting square cross-section tubing to length at acute end angles that fit flush to the horizontal and vertical side members at the upper and outer transverse member connections therewith; making right and left hand angular connectors by cutting right angle cross-section material to axial lengths approximately equal to the square cross-section tube width and at the same flush fitting acute angles as the angularly inclined member end angles; drilling holes for fastener connections in the angular connectors; and joining the angularly inclined members to the transverse members at their upper and outer edge connections with the horizontal and vertical side members by mutually fastening the respective right or left hand angular connector to inwardly facing surfaces of the inclined member and the transverse member so as to provide smooth exterior surfaces for supporting an awning cover.