Canopy structure and method of assembly
OwnerEugene P. Smith, Lawrence P. Smithinventors
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Abstract
A canopy for overhanging a door or window and the method of assembling the canopy to the wall. The assembly including a pair of channel assemblies mounted in a spaced relation between the structural girts of the wall over the door or window, a frame assembly having an angle member on each side for connecting the assembly to the channel assemblies, a roof-trim assembly mounted on the frame assembly and a soffit sheet mounted on the bottom of the roof-trim assembly to enclose the roof-trim assembly.
Claims7
A horizontally supported canopy for overhanging a doorway in a wall, an opening in the wall above the doorway and a pair of girts horizontally spaced behind the wall, said canopy comprising:
- a pair of vertically adjustable channel assemblies mounted between the girts behind the wall;
- a frame assembly having an angle member on each side extending through the opening and mounted on the channel assemblies;
- and
- a roof-trim assembly slidably mounted on said frame assembly.
A method for assembling a canopy on a wall above a doorway having a pair of girts horizontally spaced behind the wall, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining the center line of the doorway;
- mounting vertically adjustable support channel assemblies on the supporting girts in the wall at equal distances from the center line of the doorway;
- positioning a frame assembly over the doorway, securing the frame assembly to the channel assemblies;
- and
- sliding a roof-trim assembly onto the frame assembly into abutting relation to the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.