Patent ID: 8113259

Claim:
A side shade assembly for an awning, the awning having an attachment support, a projected edge support, and a predominantly horizontal panel with at least one lateral side and disposed between the attachment support and the projected edge support, the side shade assembly comprising: a fabric panel having a first vertical side and a top portion; a stiffening member for supporting the first vertical side of the fabric panel; a mounting member having a top end, a bottom end and a vertical groove extending between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the top end of the mounting member is removably connectable proximate the attachment support of the awning and wherein at least a portion of the stiffening member and the first vertical side of the fabric panel is slidingly disposed within the vertical groove of the mounting member; a locking member abutting the stiffening member and disposed in the vertical groove of the mounting member and releasably connectable to the mounting member at a first location to position the top portion of the first vertical side of the fabric panel above the at least one lateral side of the predominantly horizontal panel, and a wing bolt, wherein the wing bolt releasably connects the locking member to the mounting member.