Construction assembly for awnings
AssigneeExtrusion 2001, Inc.
InventorGeorge Foerst
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Abstract
A construction assembly for attaching a flexible covering material to a fixture. The construction assembly employs a reusable support member having a pair of substantially circular openings with griping teeth protruding therefrom. At least one elongated locking bead employed for securely positioning a covering within the circular openings and an elongated trim pad operatively associated with the support member for securely maintaining locking beads in position.
Claims16
A construction assembly securely attaching a covering material to a fixture comprising:
- a covering material;
- an elongated reusable support member defined by a base, a first upstand wall means having a lower edge fixed to said base and a upper edge fixed to an insertion lip projecting inwardly from said upper edge in a parallel plane to said base, a second upstand wall means having a lower edge fixed to said base and an upper edge fixed to an insertion lip projecting inwardly from said upper edge in a parallel plane to said base, a traverse support member disposed between said first and second wall means located between the upper edge and lower edge of each of said walls in a plane parallel to said base a pair of elongated substantially circular surfaces formed from an inner surface of the transverse support member in conjunction with each of said upstand walls and associated lips;
- means for releasably fastening said covering material to said circular surfaces;
- and, an elongated deformable trim pad maintaining at least one elongated bead in position by frictional engagement with at least one surface of said support member.
A construction assembly securely attaching a covering material to a fixture comprising:
- a covering material;
- an elongated reusable support member formed from a single piece of extruded aluminum defined by a base, a first upstand wall means perpendicular to said base and an insertion lip perpendicular to said first wall projecting inwardly from said first wall in a parallel plane to said base, a second upstand wall means perpendicular to said base and an a second insertion lip perpendicular to said second wall projecting inwardly from said second wall in a parallel plane to said base, a traverse support member disposed between said base and insertion lip of each of said walls in a plane parallel to said base, a first elongated substantially circular surface formed from an inner surface of said traverse support member in conjunction with an inner surface of said first wall and associated lip having a plurality of teeth spatially spaced and formed therein, a second elongated substantially circular surface formed from an inner surface of said traverse support member in conjunction with an inner surface of said second wall and associated lip having a plurality of teeth spatially spaced and formed therein;
- at least one elongated locking bead for disposition within said circular surfaces;
- and, an elongated deformable trim pad having at least two coplanar longitudinal slot defined therein operatively associated with first and second wall insertion lip maintaining at least one elongated bead in position by frictional engagement with at least one surface of said support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.