Patent ID: 7117565

Claim:
An awning, including a support fixing an accessory to an awning, said awning having a casing and a cover for closing the casing defining a space, a collapsing mechanism for a cloth which is fixed at one edge to the cover, and said collapsing mechanism comprising an operating mechanism for the cover formed of two or more flexible arms provided between the casing and the cover, the flexible arms each comprising a pair of struts connected together at connecting ends by a hinge and adapted to be extended from the casing in an open position or folded into the casing in a completely folded position, the support comprising: at least one leg having a first end fixed to the connecting end of one of said struts, and a second end that becomes situated in line with one of said flexible arms in the completely folded position, wherein the shape and dimensions of the support and of the accessory are such that the support and the accessory are situated entirely within the space of the casing when the flexible arms are folded into the casing.