Retractable awning for covering rv slide-out room
AssigneeAirxcel, Inc.
InventorScott Thompson
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Abstract
A retractable awning is provided for a slide-out room on a recreational vehicle. The retractable awning includes a roller that has opposite ends supported by a head assembly. A slide bracket assembly is associated with each head assembly and includes a plate mounted on the slide-out room and a mounting arm that extends from the head assembly and may be slidably joined with the plate using a tenon and slot interconnection.
Claims10
A retractable awning for mounting with a slide-out room on a recreational vehicle, said retractable awning comprising:
- a roller having opposite ends that are each supported by a head assembly;
- a canopy having a back end for attachment with the recreational vehicle and a front end attached to the roller, the roller being rotatable in one direction to cause said canopy to wind around the roller and being rotatable in an opposite direction to allow said canopy to unwind from the roller;
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- a slide bracket assembly associated with each head assembly, each said slide bracket assembly comprising:
- a plate for mounting on a front side of the slide-out room and an elongated tenon extended outwardly from a main body of the plate;
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- an elongated mounting arm that extends from the head assembly and includes an elongated slot that slidably receives the tenon from the plate and is lockable with the tenon to prevent sliding movement of the tenon within the slot.
A retractable awning for mounting with a slide-out room on a recreational vehicle, said retractable awning comprising:
- a roller having opposite ends that are each supported by a head assembly;
- a canopy having a back end for attachment with the recreational vehicle and a front end attached to the roller, the roller being rotatable in one direction to cause said canopy to wind around the roller and being rotatable in an opposite direction to allow said canopy to unwind from the roller;
- a torsion spring carried on an internal rod within the roller that urges rotation of the roller to cause winding of the canopy on the roller;
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- a slide bracket assembly associated with each head assembly, each said slide bracket assembly comprising:
- a plate for mounting on a front side of the slide-out room and an elongated tenon extended outwardly from a main body of the plate;
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- an elongated mounting arm that extends from the head assembly and includes an elongated slot that slidably receives the tenon from the plate and is lockable with the tenon to prevent sliding movement of the tenon within the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.