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Modular roof mount awning system

US7344182B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 2006
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F10/0618
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vehicle awning system includes a plurality of arm supports disposable in a spaced apart relationship on a vehicle roof with each support having a cantilevered portion disposable in a spaced apart relationship with the vehicle roof. A roller is disposed between the cantilevered portion and the vehicle roof and a fabric having a topside and a bottom side is wound on the roller and extendable therefrom with a lead rail. A plurality of articulated arms interconnect a corresponding arm support with the lead rail and are disposed over the fabric topside for tensioning the fabric between the roller and the lead rail.

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