Patent ID: 7108037

Claim:
A device for preventing a roller mounted retractable awning from deploying, said device comprising: a) a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket having two clamping members defining an axis extending therebetween and adapted to secure said device to a supporting structure; b) a locking band, said locking band configured to encircle a roller of a retractable awning and having an axis extending therethrough; c) an extension member, said extension member extending between and interconnecting said mounting bracket and said locking band so that the axis of said locking band is aligned transverse to the axis of said mounting bracket; and d) an actuator, said actuator is an eye bolt operatively associated with said locking band for engaging said locking band against a roller of a retractable awning to prevent rotation of the same so that the awning is prevented from deployment, said locking band having first and second opposite ends, at least one of said opposite ends threadedly connected to said actuator so that rotation of said actuator will draw said first and second opposite end together and selectively engage said locking band against a roller of a retractable awning.