Patent ID: 7472739

Claim:
A shade structure comprising: first and second shade supports in spaced relation to one another, said first shade support including: a first shade roll having a first rotatable awning roll; and a second cable take-up drum associated with said first rotatable awning roll to rotate therewith; said second shade support structure including: a second shade roll having a second rotatable awning roll; and a first cable take-up drum associated with said second rotatable awning roll to rotate therewith; a first awning fabric having a distal movable end and a fixed end, said fixed end being connected to said first rotatable awning roll such that said first awning fabric is movable between a retracted state in which it is wound about said first rotatable awning roll and an extended state in which said distal movable end is extended at a distance from said first rotatable awning roll; and a second awning fabric having a distal movable end and a fixed end, said fixed end being connected to said second rotatable awning roll such that said second awning fabric is movable between a retracted state in which it is wound about said second rotatable awning roll and an extended state in which said distal movable end is extended at a distance from said second rotatable awning roll, wherein a first cable connects between said distal movable end of said first awning fabric and said first cable take-up drum, which is operable to extend said first awning fabric from said retracted state to said extended state by retaining at least a portion of said first cable, and wherein a second cable connects between said distal movable end of said second awning fabric and said second cable take-up drum, which is operable to extend said second awning fabric from said retracted state to said extended state by retaining at least a portion of said second cable, wherein the simultaneous rotation of said first rotatable awning roll and said second cable take-up drum causes said second cable to be taken up on said second cable take-up drum, at the same time causing said second awning fabric to be pulled off of said second rotatable awning roll toward its extended state, and causes said first cable to be taken up on said first cable take-up drum, at the same time causing said first awning fabric to be pulled off of said first rotatable awning roll toward its extended state.