Rain catch for collecting and diverting rainwater from a retractable awning

A rain catch for collecting and diverting rainwater from a retractable awning, the retractable awning having an awning beam supporting a leading downward edge of a pitched and tilted awning canopy, the retractable awning further having at least one bracing member substantially perpendicular to the awning beam at a side of the awning canopy, having a lowest corner, the awning canopy being able to direct rainwater towards the lowest corner, the rain catch comprising:

• a collector body, the collector body defining a collector body cavity having a body cavity opening;
• an awning beam collar for receiving the awning beam, the awning beam collar disposed at a back end of the collector body and formed integrally therewith, the collector body cavity extending from under at least a portion of the awning beam collar, the collector body cavity and the body cavity opening extending substantially forward of the awning beam collar to form a front end;
• means for securing the collector body to the awning beam, the means for securing producing a gripping force between the awning beam collar and the awning beam to resist rotation of the collector body around the awning beam;
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• a downspout port proximately located toward the back end of the collector body cavity and able to couple to a downspout, the downspout port configured to allow received rainwater to flow from the collector body cavity, through the downspout port, and out of the downspout;
• wherein the collector body can be coupled to the awning beam at the lowest corner of the awning canopy, such that the body cavity opening extends substantially into a space between the edge of the awning canopy and the at least one bracing member, the body cavity opening being able to receive rainwater flowing off of the edge of the awning canopy extending from the lowest corner of the awning canopy.

A rain catch for collecting and diverting rainwater from a retractable awning, the retractable awning having an awning beam supporting a leading downward edge of a pitched and tilted awning canopy, the awning canopy having a lowest corner, the awning canopy being able to direct rainwater toward the lowest corner, the rain catch comprising:

• a collector body, the collector body defining a collector body cavity and an awning beam collar for receiving the awning beam, the awning beam collar located substantially at a back end of the collector body, the collector body cavity extending out from under the awning beam collar to form a front end, the collector body further having a cavity opening extending from the awning beam collar to the front end that is able to receive rainwater flowing off the edge of the awning canopy extending from the lowest corner of the awning canopy;
• means for securing the collector body to the awning beam such that the body cavity opening extends along the edge of the awning canopy and substantially in the same plane therewith, the collector body further having at least one mounting hole located substantially at the front end of the collector body and a mounting support having one end inserted in the at least one mounting hole and the other end in physical communication with a bracing member to further resist rotation of the collector body around the awning beam;
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• a downspout port cooperative with the collector body, the downspout port located substantially under the beam collar and being able to allow received rainwater to flow out from the collector body cavity and through the downspout port.