PVC keder welded to vinyl awning canopy
AssigneeLippert Components, Inc.
InventorScott Tibbetts
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Abstract
An awning keder includes an awning bead extending along a length of the keder that is sized for insertion into a keder rail, and a connecting panel coupled with the awning bead and extending along the length of the keder. The awning bead and the connecting panel are integrated into a one-piece keder. The one-piece component does not require additional assembly or alteration before welding onto a vinyl canopy, thereby cutting down on production time. The keder is also more durable and less susceptible to expansion or shrinkage resulting from environmental changes.
Claims13
An awning keder comprising:
- an awning bead extending along a length of the keder, the awning bead being sized for insertion into a keder rail;
- an auxiliary bead spaced from the awning bead;
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- a connecting panel coupled between the awning bead and the auxiliary bead and extending along the length of the keder,
- wherein the awning bead, the auxiliary bead, and the connecting panel are integrated into a one-piece keder, and wherein a plane of the connecting panel directly extending from the auxiliary bead is offset from a center of the auxiliary bead.
An awning comprising:
- a vinyl canopy;
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- an awning keder including:
- an awning bead extending along a length of the keder, the awning bead being sized for insertion into a keder rail,
- an auxiliary bead spaced from the awning bead;
- and
- a connecting panel coupled between the awning bead and the auxiliary bead and extending along the length of the keder, wherein the awning bead, the auxiliary bead, and the connecting panel are integrated into a one-piece keder, and wherein a plane of the connecting panel directly extending from the auxiliary bead is offset from a center of the auxiliary bead,
- wherein the vinyl canopy is secured to the connecting panel.
A method of assembling an awning comprising:
- (a) providing an awning keder with an awning bead extending along a length of the keder, an auxiliary bead spaced from the awning bead, and a connecting panel coupled between the awning bead and the auxiliary bead and extending along the length of the keder, wherein the awning bead, the auxiliary bead, and the connecting panel are integrated into a one-piece keder, and wherein a plane of the connecting panel directly extending from the auxiliary bead is offset from a center of the auxiliary bead;
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- (b) securing a vinyl canopy directly to the connecting panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.