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Retractable awning with light and sound features

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-24
CAREFREESCOTT FETZER
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"The present invention is a retractable awning that includes a sheet connected to a mounting rail and an outer rail with a roll bar. A support system connects the awning to the outer rail so that it can move between a retracted position and an extended position. The outer rail has end caps with openings and a light source and speaker mounted within the housing. The end caps are automatically connected to sources of electricity and sound when mounted on the main body portion of the outer rail. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a convenient and efficient mechanism for extending and retracting a awning, and to automatically connect the light source and speaker to the appropriate power and sound sources."

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Further, since use of the area beneath an awning is not limited to daylight hours, it is sometimes useful to have a light source beneath the awning to facilitate use of the area in the evening hours.

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[0027] The awning 20 of the present invention is shown mounted on the side of a recreational vehicle 22 in FIG. 1 where it will be seen that the awning includes a mounting rail 24 secured horizontally to an upper portion of a side wall 26 of the recreational vehicle, an outer rail 28, and a flexible awning canopy 30 having an outer edge connected to the outer rail and an inner edge connected to the mounting rail. A support system 32 moves the awning between the extended position shown in FIG. 1 and a retracted position (not shown), wherein the outer rail is positioned adjacent to the mounting rail and the awning sheet is wrapped around a roll bar (not seen) that may be incorporated either in the outer rail or the mounting rail. The support system can take numerous conventional forms, but in the disclosed embodiment, it consists of a pair of scissor arms 34 (only one being seen) positioned immediately beneath the awning canopy 30 and extending between the mounting rail 24 and the out...

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Abstract

A retractable awning for mounting on a recreational vehicle, building structure, or the like includes a mounting rail securable to a support surface, an outer rail that is connected to the mounting rail with a flexible awning canopy, a support structure for moving the outer rail toward and away from the mounting rail to move the awning between retracted and extended positions, and wherein the outer rail includes end caps having light sources and speakers for an audio system.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to retractable awnings, and more specifically to a retractable awning having light sources and speakers for an audio system incorporated therein. [0003] 2. Description of the Relevant Art [0004] Retractable awnings have been used for many years to provide shade or aesthetics adjacent to a window, door, patio, deck or the like on building structures. More recently, retractable awnings have been mounted on the sides of recreational vehicles, mobile homes, or the like to provide shade adjacent to the vehicle and define a patio like area when the vehicle is parked. [0005] Retractable awnings have taken numerous forms, but generally include an awning canopy secured along an inner edge to a mounting rail on a support surface and along an outer edge to an outer rail. A support system extending between the mounting rail and the outer rail allows the awning to be extended or retracted ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04F10/06
CPCE04F10/0692E04F10/0666
Inventor FALUDY, THOMAS G.WHITE, CHRISTOPHER M.
Owner CAREFREESCOTT FETZER
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