Travel latch for retractable awning

A retractable awning for mounting to a wall, said awning comprising:

• a roller;
• a flexible canopy having an inner edge for connection to the wall and an outer edge secured to said roller;
• a pair of arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of said roller and operable to move said roller between a retracted position adjacent the wall and an extended position spaced from the wall, each of said arm assemblies including a vertically extending base arm for connection to the wall, an extended arm operatively connected to said base arm and having an upper end connected to and supporting said roller, said extended arm having a main wall and a pair of side walls extending from opposite edges of said main wall to form a channel, said channel facing said base arm when in the retracted position;
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• a spring-biased latch rigidly secured to an associated one of said side walls of said extended arm and adapted to engage said base arm to releasably secure said extended arm to said base arm when in the retracted position.

A retractable awning for mounting to a wall, said awning comprising:

• a roller;
• a flexible canopy having an inner edge for connection to the wall and an outer edge secured to said roller;
• a pair of arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of said roller and operable to move said roller between a retracted position adjacent the wall and an extended position spaced from the wall, each of said arm assemblies including a vertically extending base arm for connection to the wall, an extended arm operatively connected to said base arm and having an upper end connected to and supporting said roller, said extended arm having a main wall and a pair of side walls extending from opposite edges of said main wall to form a channel, said channel facing said base arm when in the retracted position;
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• a spring-biased latch resiliently secured to an associated one of said extended arms and adapted to engage said base arm to releasably secure said extended arm to said base arm when in the retracted position.

A retractable awning for mounting to a wall, said awning comprising:

• a roller assembly;
• a flexible canopy having an inner edge for connection to the wall and an outer edge secured to said roller assembly;
• a pair of arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of said roller assembly and operable to move said roller assembly between a retracted position adjacent the wall and an extended position spaced from the wall, each of said arm assemblies including a vertically extending base arm for connection to the wall, a bottom arm having a first end pivotally connected to said base arm, an extended arm having a first end pivotally connected to said bottom arm and a second end connected to and supporting said roller assembly, and a top arm having a first end pivotally connected to said base arm above said bottom arm and a second end pivotally connected to said extended arm, said base arm and said extended arm each having a main wall and a pair of side walls extending from opposite edges of said main wall to form a channel, said channels of said base arm and said extended arm facing each other in the retracted position, at least one of said side walls of said base arm having a lip;
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• a latch comprised of a polymer and rigidly secured to an associated one of said side walls of said extended arm, said latch having an angled ramp adapted for engaging said lip to releasably secure said extended arm to said base arm when in the retracted position.