Awning connector assembly
AssigneeLippert Components, Inc.
InventorsMark Boessler, Catherine Kline
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Abstract
An awning connector assembly includes a mounting bracket having first and second elongated and parallel beads, and an extension bracket defining first and second elongated and parallel grooves configured to slidingly receive the first and second beads in laterally locked engagement. The mounting bracket can be secured to a slide-out room by the vehicle manufacturer to facilitate after-purchase installation of an awning assembly if desired by the vehicle owner.
Claims11
An awning connector assembly for securing an awning assembly above a slide-out room, the awning connector assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket securable to an outer wall of the slide-out room, the mounting bracket having a planar mounting base and an elongated arm extending from the planar mounting base and including at least one elongated bead at a distal end thereof, wherein facing away from the slide-out room outer wall, the mounting bracket defines an overall concave configuration via the planar mounting base and the elongated arm;
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- an extension bracket selectively attachable to the mounting bracket, the extension bracket including a corresponding at least one elongated groove configured to receive the at least one elongated bead in lateral sliding engagement,
- wherein the extension bracket comprises a bead receiving section including the at least one elongated groove and a connecting arm extending from the bead receiving section, wherein the connecting arm extends upward and away from the mounting bracket relative to the slide-out room outer wall, and wherein the connecting arm is configured to support the awning assembly.
A mounting bracket comprising:
- an elongated, generally planar mounting base securable to an outer wall of an extending and retracting slide-out room,
- an elongated first arm extending from a first side of the mounting base, the first arm terminating in a first elongated bead, and
- an elongated second arm extending from said first side of said mounting base, the second arm terminating in a second elongated bead spaced from and parallel to the first elongated bead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.