Patent ID: 7100661

Claim:
An awning topper assembly for mounting on the interior side of a window surrounded by a surface, said assembly comprising first and second curtain support rods, each of said rods comprising a front and a hollow side, said side of said first support rod having a length substantially equal to the length of said side of said second support rod, a valance having upper and lower channels adapted to receive said first and second rods, respectively, and rod side extender means, said extender means comprising an end adapted to abut the surface surrounding the window and a body portion comprising first and second normally spaced flexible parts adapted to be moved relative each other to permit said body portion to be at least partially received in said side of said second support rod, so as to retain said side of said second support rod at a location spaced from the surface surrounding the window, such that said front of said second rod is situated a greater distance from the surface surrounding the window than said front of said first rod.