Protective awning
OwnerNajee Patton, Owen Bolaninventors
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Abstract
A protective awning is provided for use in a commercial establishment. The protective awning includes a collapsible frame assembly, an awning cover covering the collapsible frame assembly and a support frame for securing the collapsible frame assembly to a building. A release mechanism is provided to allow the collapsible frame assembly to move from a rigid condition holding the collapsible frame assembly away from the building to a collapsed condition closer to the building. A break-away mechanism is provided to prevent damage to the protective awning and building in the event of impact from a vehicle.
Claims20
A protective awning for use in a commercial establishment, the protective awning comprising:
- a frame support for attaching the protective awning to a wall of a building;
- a collapsible frame assembly attached to said frame support by hinges, said collapsible frame assembly including a first horizontal channel member, a second horizontal channel member, a first angled channel member, a second angled channel member and a front channel member, said collapsible frame assembly movable between a rigid condition wherein said first angled channel member is in a fixed condition with said front channel member and a collapsed condition wherein said first horizontal channel member is pivoted relative to said front channel member;
- an awning cover attached to said collapsible frame assembly;
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- a release mechanism attached to said collapsible frame assembly, said release mechanism including a release pin engageable with a hinge of said collapsible frame assembly and a tensioning spring attached to said collapsible frame assembly and said release pin, wherein said first horizontal channel member is pivotally affixed to said front bar and said release pin secures said first horizontal channel member to said front bar in the rigid condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.