US1630416A - Awning - Google Patents

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May 31. 1927.

1,630,416 c. CLEMENTI ET'AL v AWNING Filed June 25. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l J avwenlow 6 L C/emenii l7. mihid ebrandf- May 2.1. 1927. 1,630,416

c. L. CLEMENT! ET AL,

AWNING Fild Jun 25, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 anoenkau eased lviay 3 1, 1927. i

CHARLES L. ohnivrnnrrann EDDIE wQ HI'LDEBRANDT, organism, ow rin SIGNORS 'I'O THE'AUTO ROLLER Awnxne MANUFACTURING oo rANY, F PUEBLO, 1 COLORADO; A oonronagron or oono m no. v

' Application mama as, 1926. ;seria1;1vp.;iis,'54j

The primary intention of this invention is Figure is" a sectional view on the linens the provision of'a protector for the windows, of'Figurel, Y

doors and" like openings of closed vehicles Figure 6 is'a detail sectional view on thgwhich maybe easily placed in. position by line of Figure'l, and p 7 i, 5 the average person bythe use-"of a'screw v Figure? isa detail sectional view onith [driver without inarring the part:to,whi-ch line-7 7 of Figure 1f." 7 w 1 i the'protector is attached. 1 Corresponding and like-parts are referred The invention further supplies a protector to in the following description 'and desigof the'a'wning type which'when' closed d oes hated in the several views'of the drawings not obstruct. the window or door opemng'by like reierence characters;

from within, or without, and in whichthe While, as hereinbeforestated, the inven fabric covers thet'rame and hides it from tion provides a protector of the awning- .view. r v p 7 v I 7 A further purpose of the invention is the door openings of a closed vehicle, neverthe-- I 15 provision ofan article of the nature afore less, the protectoris' of such construction as said embodying a few number oat .parts, to beadapted 101' general use.

adapted to be readily :tolded 'wheni not re-j l.he devicelinchides a'spring roller" 1, and ,quired for use, and instantly extended for a-tabric 2, (attached at one end togthe'iroller I service and which when extended Will yield" and adapted to be automatically:"wounol I 2 10 preventinjury when co ning in cont-act thereon by means of'the usual spr type, designed chieflv-for the .window and i'ng forms with an object, such as a part of the vehicle in g a part'ot' the roller. A pair of brackets 1'15 hupon which the protector isinstalled or an- 3 is 'providedan'd arms 4; are pivoted at th hi h or bj t f one f end thereto,-the-outer ends of the arms -While the drawings illustrate a preferred '4 being deflected and'longitudinally slotted, 2 embodiment of the invention itis to be asindicated at .5, to recelve a stretcherrod understood that'in adapting the-means to '6, thelen'ds of which are'bentj laterally i'n-the'B meet specific needs and requirements,;th e same direction, asfindicated atj7', to';enter i design may be varied andfsujch other changes f pockets '8 formed in theo'uter corners ofkthe, I in the minor details of construction may be t'abi'ic coverin-g 9 Eachi'of the brackets} 30 resoited' to within the scope of the invenincln'desangulafrly di spose'd-sidelfpieces and tion asclaimed, without departing from the a connecting .bott0m' portion, to which the spirit thereof-f I 'arins are-pivoted by bolts 10 to; which; j -For a full understanding of the 1n Venare fitted thumb nuts, whereby th e pivot i tion and the merits thereof, reference is to fasteningsmayibe readily adjusted to in'ain i5 be had to the following-description and the ta n a close connection between the arms 4 I drawings hereto attached, in which,, Y and the brackets. Corner portions of the Figure ,1 is a perspective view of part bottom part ofthe brackets to which the ot the body of a closed vehiclefprovided armsatare pivoted are-bent upwardly, as a with protective means for the door and indicated at 11, to engage an edge portion I 40' window openings embodying the invention, of the arms 4 and hold the same extended one of thepi'otectors beingextended and againstcasualdisplacement; i the other closed, p I

' Figure 2 is a perspective View of the stretcher rod 6 at its'outercorners, as indiframe, including brackets, arms pivoted cated at 8, and intermediate its side edges, 45 thereto, and a stretcher rod, the dotted lines as indicated at 12. The pockets 8 are The =fabric covering '9 engages the;

illustrating the position of thefabric cov tor ned by patches of the 'fabric stitched ering, i i thereto,-leavingthe inner sidesofthe ods,- Figure 3 is a sectional view on the-line ets open for the ingress andjthe egress of 3 v 3 of Figure 1, looking upwardly, as desthe bent ends? of the stretcher rod 6. The so ignated by the arrows, showing the, parts part 12 consists of. a patch of the fabric '4 on alarger scale, g stitched to the covering 9 along opposite Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 8, edges, leaving a space for the passage ofthe' showing the position of thepaitsv when the rod 6. Thebent ends 7 of the stretcher rod protector is folded, v i I 7 7 v6 prevent such ends from penetrating the flected ends of the arms 4 and the longitudinal slots therein provide for a tree movetfront of the rod 'concealthe same, as indlcatedjmost clearly ment between the. arms and the stretcher rod; so that sald partsniay fold into a small space, indicated most clearly inFigure i.

The outer portion of the fabric covering distance beyondthe stretcher I eluding abottom and side'portions, the botprojects 'a short rod; 6, to provide a drop which hangs in 6 and arms t to hlde and to the right in Figure 1. A fringe or other part may befapplied to the drop portion t the awning toglve a finished efiect thereto. It is observed thatthe protector --or aWning; is adapted to be attached tothe door,

Window or other part'solely,.by means; of the brackets 3, and'fasteningssuch as screws, wh ch may be driven home by means of an ordinary screw driver. JiVhen the awning is drawn or folded, itoccupies a positionvvholly above the opening, so as not to obstruct the view trom' Within or Without. The drop or valance, of the awning fabric conceals the :trame v as shown most clearly in F Figure lite the right. The awning is extendedby gripping the rod 6 and moving the saineoutward, T his withdraws'the'tt'abriccoveringi rom the spring roller 1 and at "thesame time the arn1s4: are extended and I slide upon opposite end portions of the rod Gjand function as braces to, holdthe awning extended. The axvning' isdrawn or folded.

- byepressingmward uponthe outerendsjot the arms 4 and after said arms pass points in thelength of the rodeo they automatically told by the action vof the.springro1lerl in Winding the-fabric 9ithereon and drawing the. rod Gintoclose contaet vith the roller. The asvningvtabric Q 'may; be readily jde-' tachedfrom the'stretcher rod 6 by disengage i ing the poeketsf 8 from the ends 0t the red Civ I} the part struck thereby v and drawing. the latter through theslotted ends? of the arms and .thegpatch 12 stitched to the covering. This admits of the awning fabric being-Washed or readily replaced.

Theconstruction is such thatin the event of the awning, striking an objectiwhen extended one or the other of the arms t will give; thereby preventing injury to the awning or fHaving thus described the invention, W6 claimz I p e 1, An" awning comprising a spring roller,

brackets thereforgarms pivoted at their innenends to' the brackets and having theirs? outer ends oppositely curved and longitudinally slotted, a rod passing through, and

pivoted arms and an, awningfabric at tae hed to the spring roller andautomatican; wound thereon, and having its outer portion engaging the, said rod at the ends and intermediate the ends thereof. I p 7 '2. An awnlng compr sing brackets in tom "portion having-an edge portion defiected upwardly, a spring roller mounted in the brackets, arms pivoted at their inner ends to the bottom portions otthe brackets,

curved, and longitudinally slotted, a ,rod

and having their outer ends oppositely passing through and supported in the outer.

slotted ends of the pivoted arms, and having end portions bent laterally. and anavvn'ing eoverlngf attached to and automatically wound upon the spring roller and having its e outer portion engaging the said rod at the v ends and intermediate the ends thereo'fj An awning comprisingbrackets, a spring roller mounted in the'brackets, arms pivoted at theirinner ends to the brackets, a

rod supported in the outer ends'ofthe arms which are freely slidable upon the portions thereof aid rod having its'end portion bent l atera ll y, spring roller and automatically Wound thereoinisaid fabric having pockets adj acent i V. a Iabric covering attached to the it its outer'corners tOJGCGlX'E the bent ends of the said rod and having a patch intermedi- 9O ate its'edges to engage the middle portion .oi the rod the latterdetaehably engagi g;

the pivoted ing. 7 it v V at; An awning comprising a pair of bracltf' ets a spring roller pivoted-to the brackets,

armsand the said {fabric coverarms pivoted at one end to the brackets and p havingtheir opposite ends curved and lon 'gitudinally slotted a'rod mounted inthesl'ot i ted ends of the pivoted'arms and having :its ends bentlaterally, anda fabric covering attached to the spring'roller and autoinati e cally Wound thereon and having its outer portion provided at its corners with pockets itoreeeive the bent endsof the said rod and havinga patch intermediate its edges to receive the middle portion of said rod, the top ofthe-tabrie serving to conceal the rod and pivotedarms when the awningis folded In testimony whereof we afiix our signa tures 7 g i CHARLES L. CLEMENTL f Zine] nnnrnvv. HILDEBRANDT. [11.3.]

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