Patent ID: 8458964

Claim:
An awning support apparatus, comprising: a pair of mirror-image right and left brackets, each bracket comprising an angled support arm with an upper and a lower end; a holding member covering all or a portion of the upper end of the angled support arm, thereby creating a space between the angled support arm and the holding member adapted to receive and hold an awning panel support member; a vertical support member with an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of the vertical support member affixed to the upper end of the angled support arm, with the lower end of the angled support arm extending at an angle away from the vertical support member; and a top support member with a first end and a second end, the first end affixed to the conjunction of the angled support member and the vertical support member, wherein the top support member extends horizontally at an approximately 90-degree angle from the vertical support member.