Patent ID: 8539718

Claim:
A rain catch for collecting and diverting rainwater from a retractable awning, the retractable awning having an awning beam supporting a leading downward edge of a pitched and tilted awning canopy, the awning canopy having a lowest corner, the awning canopy being able to direct rainwater towards the lowest corner, the rain catch comprising: a collector body, the collector body defining; an awning beam collar at a first end of the collector body and formed integrally therewith, the awning beam collar for receiving the awning beam, and a collector body cavity extending from underneath at least a portion of the awning beam collar to a second end of the collector body, the collector body cavity having a body cavity opening that extends from the awning beam collar to the second end of the collector body; a securing means for coupling the collector body to the awning beam at the lowest corner of the awning canopy so that the body cavity opening extends upwardly along the edge of the awning canopy to receive rainwater flowing from the awning canopy, the securing means attached to the collector body and capable of creating a gripping force between the awning beam collar and the awning beam to resist rotation of the collector body around the awning beam; and a downspout port cooperative with the collector body and located substantially beneath the awning beam collar that allows received rainwater to flow from the collector body cavity through the downspout port and further through a downspout coupled thereto.