Residential awning canopy assembly

A method of operating an awning canopy assembly, the method comprising:

• providing a housing supporting a roll bar, the roll bar extending along a lateral axis between a first end and a second end, the roll bar defining a male bar mounting member extending along at least a portion of the roll bar between the first and second ends;
• providing a canopy having spaced leading and trailing edges, the trailing edge supporting a female bar mounting member comprising a female receptacle to form a removable connection, the female bar mounting member configured to mate with the male bar mounting member, the male bar mounting member comprising a male protrusion further, the leading edge supporting a rail female mounting member, the rail female mounting member extending laterally along the leading edge;
• providing a lead rail supporting a rail male mounting member that is configured to mate with the rail female mounting member to form a removable connection;
• and
• providing first and second arms having leading and trailing ends, the trailing end coupled to the housing and the leading end coupled to the lead rail, such that when assembled the first and second arms support the canopy between said lead rail and the roll bar.

An awning canopy assembly kit comprising:

• a housing couplable to a support surface supporting a roll bar, the roll bar extending along a lateral axis, the roll bar defining a male bar mounting member extending along at least a portion of the roll bar along the lateral axis, the housing coupled to an arm assembly having leading and trailing ends;
• a lead rail coupled to the leading end of the arm assembly, the lead rail defining a rail male mounting member that extends along the lateral axis of the lead rail;
• and
• a canopy having a leading and trailing edge, the trailing edge supporting a female bar mounting member, the canopy configured to be removably couplable to the roll bar via frictional engagement between the male bar mounting member and the female bar mounting member, the canopy further having a rail female mounting member extending along the leading edge of the canopy, the canopy configured to be removably couplable to the lead rail via frictional engagement between the rail male mounting member and the rail female mounting member, when the canopy is engaged with the lead rail and the roll bar the canopy is assembled, the assembled canopy has first and second edges that are opposite each other along the lateral axis.