Anti-billow awning assembly
AssigneeCarefree/Scott Fetzer Company
InventorsScott Patrick Thompson, Travis S. Titus
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Abstract
An awning assembly and method is provided that includes an awning connection system coupling an awning canopy to a support structure. The awning connection system comprises a rolling assembly operably connected to the awning canopy, a lock bearing coupled to the rolling assembly, and an end cap, comprising a lock, coupled to the rolling assembly. Wherein, the rolling assembly comprises an unlocked mode, wherein the lock bearing is free from contact with the lock, and a locked mode, wherein the lock bearing is in contact with the lock.
Claims20
A method of providing an awning canopy assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an awning connection system that couples an awning canopy to a support structure during use, the providing the awning connection system comprising:
- operably connecting a rolling assembly to the awning canopy;
- coupling a lock bearing to the rolling assembly;
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- coupling an end cap to the rolling assembly, said end cap comprising at least one lock, the rolling assembly comprises an unlocked mode, wherein the lock bearing is free from contact with the at least one lock, and a locked mode, wherein the lock bearing is in contact with the at least one lock, responsive to an application of a force over a force threshold in a first direction to the rolling assembly via the awning canopy, the rolling assembly comprises the locked mode.
A method of providing an awning canopy assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an awning connection system that couples an awning canopy to a support structure during use, the providing the awning connection system comprising:
- operably connecting a rolling assembly to the awning canopy via a rotatable hub that supports the awning canopy and a track movably retaining first and second wheels that allow movement of the awning canopy and rotatable hub between an unlocked position and a locked position responsive to a force over a force threshold being applied to the rolling assembly via the awning canopy;
- coupling a lock bearing to the rolling assembly;
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- coupling an end cap to the rolling assembly, said end cap comprising at least one lock that interacts with the lock bearing when in the locked position.
A method of providing an awning canopy assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an awning connection system that couples an awning canopy to a support structure during use, the providing the awning connection system comprising:
- operably connecting a rolling assembly to the awning canopy via a rotatable hub that supports the awning canopy and a track movably retaining first and second wheels that allow movement of the awning canopy and rotatable hub between an unlocked position and a locked position responsive to a force over a force threshold applied to the rolling assembly via the awning canopy or applied directly to the awning canopy;
- coupling an end cap to the rolling assembly, said end cap comprising at least one lock that interacts with a lock bearing when in a locked position;
- coupling a tension component to the rolling assembly, wherein the tension component maintains the rolling assembly in contact with a track stop, the track stop comprising a contact point between the track assembly and the end cap, wherein when the rolling assembly is in contact with the track stop the awning assembly is in the unlocked mode;
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- coupling the rotatable hub to and between two wheels retained within the track such that the rotatable hub and the first and second wheels share a common axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.