Retractable awning with cooling fan
AssigneeCarefree/Scott Fetzer Company
InventorKenneth M. Faller
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Abstract
A retractable awning for mounting on a support surface includes an awning canopy and supporting rafter and support arms with the canopy having its outer edge secured to a roll bar. The roll bar includes an elongated groove in which a fan is removably mounted with the fan including a mister system for humidifying the air emanating from the fan blades. The awning includes connection lines for a supply of liquid and electric power for the fan.
Claims7
In a retractable awning of the type that is movable between an extended and a retracted condition, said awning having a flexible canopy, a rotatable roll bar having an elongated recess formed therein and secured to an edge of the canopy about which the canopy is rolled when the awning is in its retracted condition, and a support system for the roll bar, wherein the improvement comprises a fan mounted on said roll bar to move air beneath said canopy when the awning is in the extended position, said fan further comprising a support structure for suspending said fan from said roll bar, said support structure including an elongated bead slidably disposed within said elongated recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.