Patent ID: 7540297

Claim:
An awning support assembly for a shelter having a canopy portion with an upper framework, and at least two adjacent legs supporting the upper framework, the awning support assembly adapted to be removably mounted to said at least two adjacent legs, comprising: left and right awning support arms, each said awning support arm including an elongated rod portion with a distal end portion and a proximal end portion including means for pivotally mounting the awning support arm to a corresponding one of the legs of the shelter, said means for pivotally mounting the awning support arm including a connecting bracket having a leg connector portion for removable connection to one of the legs of the shelter, and an adjustable pivot mount portion in which the proximal end of the elongated rod portion is pivotally mounted, said proximal end portion of said elongated rod portion further including a cylindrical pivoting member pivotally mounted in said adjustable pivot mount portion, and said connecting bracket including a first journal arm, a second journal arm, and a center strut extending perpendicularly between the first journal arm and the second journal arm, the first journal arm including a first end on one side of the center strut, and a second end on an opposing side of the strut, and the second journal arm including a first end on the same side of the center strut as the first end of the first journal arm, and a second end terminating adjacent to the center strut, the cylindrical pivoting member being pivotally and adjustably mounted in said adjustable pivot mount portion formed between the first ends of the first and second journal arms, said leg connector portion including a locking arm pivotally connected between the second ends of the first and second journal arms, said left and right awning support arms being movable between a downwardly directed vertical position and an upwardly directed vertical position.