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US5044416:
Case awning especially for recreational vehicle
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Murray, Brent; Trabuco Canyon, CA
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| Assignee: |
The Dometic Corporation, Elkhart, IN
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-09-03
/ 1990-03-13
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| Application Number: |
US1990000492646
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B60P 3/34;
E04F 10/06;
Core:
B60P 3/32;
E04F 10/00;
IPC-7:
E04F 10/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
E04F10/06L; E04F10/06N; B60P3/34B1; E04F10/06B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
160/022;
160/067;
Original:
160/022;
160/067;
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| Field of Search: |
160/022,67,66,69,70,71,72,78,79,80,46,47
135/089
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| Priority Number: |
| 1990-03-13 |
US1990000492646 |
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| Abstract: |
A case awning assembly has a housing for receiving an awning rolled on a roller tube. An extensible rafter assembly is pivoted within the housing, and an extensible support arm is pivoted to the rafter assembly, with the roller tube being supported at the junction of the rafter and arm assemblies. Lock tabs are provided on the arm assembly for holding the rafter and arm assemblies and awning when the arm assembly is pivoted into the housing. The arm assembly is resiliently extensible and provided with a further locking arrangement to hold it to the housing, the further locking arrangement being releasable upon shortening of the arm assembly.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pearne, Gordon, McCoy & Granger ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Purol, David M.;
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| Maintenance Status: |
CC Certificate of Correction issued
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. In a case awning assembly having a having an awning, a housing, means for selectively storing said awning in said housing and extending said awning from said housing, a rafter arrangement for holding said awning at a position extended from said housing, and an arm arrangement for vertically positioning said awning when it is extended from said housing, the improvement wherein
- said rafter arrangement comprises a longitudinally extendible rafter pivoted to said housing, said arm arrangement comprises a longitudinally extendible arm pivoted to said rafter, whereby said rafter and arm may be pivoted to fit within said housing, while remaining pivotally connected together and means for releasably locking said rafter and arm in said housing,
- said locking means comprising means responsive to pivoting of said arm into said housing for inhibiting movement of said arm and rafter from said housing.
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