Retractable awning
OwnerSamuel Mazzarelliinventor
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a retractable awning comprises a slotted track; a webbing disposed in the slotted track; a cover attached to the webbing and disposed on the slotted track; a first roller disposed at a first end of the slotted track and connected to a first end of the webbing; a second roller disposed at a second opposite end of the slotted track and connected to a second end of the webbing; and a bracket, the bracket disposed over the first roller and comprising a guide roller which contacts the cover when the retractable awing is in a deployed position between the first roller and the first end of the slotted track.
Claims20
A retractable awning comprising:
- a slotted track;
- a webbing disposed in the slotted track;
- a cover attached to the webbing and disposed on the slotted track;
- a first roller disposed at a first end of the slotted track and connected to a first end of the webbing;
- a second roller disposed at a second opposite end of the slotted track and connected to a second end of the webbing;
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- a bracket, the bracket disposed over the first roller and comprising a guide roller which contacts the cover when the retractable awing is in a deployed position between the first roller and the first end of the slotted track.
A retractable awning comprising:
- a first outer slotted track;
- a second outer slotted track;
- a middle slotted track between the first outer slotted track and the second outer slotted track;
- a first webbing disposed in the first outer slotted track;
- a second webbing disposed in the second outer slotted track;
- a middle webbing disposed in the middle slotted track;
- a cover attached to each of the first, second, and middle webbings and disposed on each of the first outer, second outer, and middle slotted tracks;
- a first roller disposed at a first end of the first outer, second outer, and middle slotted tracks and connected to a first end of the first, second, and middle webbings;
- a second roller disposed at a second opposite end of the first outer, second outer, and middle slotted tracks and connected to a second end of the first, second, and middle webbings;
- a first outer bracket disposed on the first webbing and comprising a first guide roller, wherein the first guide roller is an angled guide roller angled away from a center of the retractable awning or is a slanted guide roller having a large roller end with a maximum diameter and a small roller end with a minimum diameter, wherein the small roller end is facing an outer edge of the cover;
- a second outer bracket disposed on the second webbing and comprising a second guide roller, wherein the second guide roller is a second angled guide roller angled away from the center of the retractable awning or is a second slanted guide roller having a second large roller end with a second maximum diameter and a second small roller end with a second minimum diameter, wherein the second minimum roller end is facing an opposite outer edge of the cover;
- a middle bracket disposed on the middle webbing and comprising a middle guide roller, wherein the middle guide roller is aligned with the retractable awning;
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- a motor configured to wind and unwind the retractable awning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.