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US 10,947,737 B2Granted
Awning assembly and method thereof
AssigneeDometic Sweden AB
InventorClayton Meyers
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Abstract
An awning assembly is provided which provides a push and lock assembly thereby removing the need for additional fastening structures. This also provides for improved assembly of the structures.
Claims11
An awning assembly, comprising:
- a motor or drive having a drive shaft;
- a fastener on said drive shaft;
- an awning roller tube;
- an end cap disposed on said awning roller tube, said end cap having a hole with at least one keyway;
- a spring disposed on said drive shaft and retained by said fastener, said spring having at least one wing, said at least one wing aligned with a hub in one of said end cap or said awning roller tube, said hub being sized to allow said at least one wing to expand therein, said spring engaging said hub to unremovably lock said motor or drive in position relative to said awning roller tube or said end cap such that removal of said spring would require at least some destruction of the spring.
2 more elements
An awning assembly, comprising:
- an awning roller tube;
- an end cap disposed on at least one end of said awning roller tube, said end cap having a keyway for passage of a spring;
- a drive shaft extending from one of a motor or drive, a fastener on said drive shaft and retaining said spring thereon, said drive shaft extending through said end cap and into a hub within one of said end cap or said awning roller tube, the spring with a wing that expands disposed on said drive shaft and locates within said hub to lock said drive shaft in position internally of at least one of said end cap or said awning roller tube without any need for took to engage said drive shaft and said one of said end cap or said awning roller tube and wherein removal of said spring would require at least some destruction of the spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.