Travel latch for a retractable awning

A retractable awning mounted on a side of a recreational vehicle, said awning comprising:

• a canopy;
• a roller attached to said roller and about which said canopy can be rolled and unrolled;
• a pair of channel-shaped support arms having a main wall and a pair of side walls which in combination define a longitudinally extending channel and a pair of flanges extending inwardly from each of said side walls, said support arms having one end supporting said canopy and another end contacting a supporting surface;
• a pair of tension rafters having a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls which in combination form a generally rectangular tube, said tension rafters having one end operatively secured to said side of said recreational vehicle and another end operatively connected to an associated one of said support arms, whereby each of said tension rafters is sized so as to be nestable in the channel of the associated support arm;
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• a spring clip retained on one of said tension rafters and having a base portion adapted to be adjacent said top wall of said tension rafter, a pair of angled side portions connected to said base portion and extending upwardly and outwardly from opposed edges of said base portion, and tongue portions extending outwardly from said side portions and adapted to interlock with said flanges of said support arms, wherein said side portions are resiliently displaceable to releasably secure said tension rafter to said associated support arm when nested therein.