Patent ID: 6848222

Claim:
For use with an all-season awning system including a peripheral frame carrying a substantially planar main body portion, the peripheral frame including an elongate lateral support member having first and second ends and forming planar substantially rectangular front face surface having a front face surface height and a front face surface width, a protective cover comprising: a fabric valance member on the lateral support member substantially covering the entire front face surface height and front face surface width of the front face surface; and, a tube and resilient groove attachment system including a first elongate tubular member carried in a fold formed by an upper edge of the fabric valance member, and a second elongate attachment member provided with a slot adapted to selectively receive the first elongate tubular member, the slot being defined by walls of the second elongate attachment member, the walls being resiliently biased to permit insertion of the first elongate tubular member and valance fold using modest pressure and to hold the valance in place, the fabric valance member being selectively removable by decoupling the first elongate tubular member from the slot of the second elongate attachment member slot.