US1779745A - Awning construction - Google Patents

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28, 1930.)} o. L. MUELLER 1,779,745

AWNING CONSTRUCTION Filed March 21, v1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 a Lflbeller Invenlor I A llomeg- Oct. 28, 1930.

O. L. MOELLER AWNING CONSTRUCTION Filed March 21, 93O

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 0. ZmZeZkr w Patented Oct. 28, 1930 i or'ro ZlIaMOELLER, OEMOIBILE-MISSOURi AWNING co vsrnucrlolv Tliis invention relates to certain new and "useful improvements and structural refine- .Qeets m ediedin an lawn and reiti i g' m nsih e p V r I In carrying the invention into practice, I .have.evolved and produced a structure which i'siicharacteriaed by numerous structuralfdislc ibn l ha ca r o rd d in? manner to facilitate raising, lowering 311(116113111- wing of theawninginan extendedfstate' as fwell as in 8[ f )lCl6(1' or contracted state? primary aim is to generallyimprove upon constructions in theprior art by pro- Qviding a new organization of partswhich are locoherently'relatedin a manner to form a marked advance and readily distinguishable contributions to the prior art. x 7 Thespecific elements and their association and arrangement will become more readily apparent from the followingdescriptionand drawings. q p I n Q drawings= I 'Figure l is: an elevational' view ofa screen equipped window frame showing the improved awning construction mounted there- 1 n, and. devisedin accordance with the present invention.v 1 v I, fFigure 2 is a side elevational View. of the "structure seen in Figure 1.

l, ':Figure is a horizontal sectionlonjtheline Q' gur .-;.j v. n V :Figure4 is a View like Figure .2"show ing the awning folded to an out v of the way,' ineffective position.

i '35 Figure 5 is a View showing the adjustable coupling for the swingable frame. r p

Figure 6 is an'elevational view of onejof Figure 7 is a section onthe line 7"-7 of F u ev Figure 8'is a vertical detail section on the ili'ne' 88 of Figure 1.

' fFlgure 9. s a detail section showing the p s rin anchorin .means; 1

' Figure 10 is a View showing the toothed retaining means for the lower. end portion of the awning. 7 p I In the drawings, the reference character 11 designates generally'the" window frame, and

. 12 designates the screen. The canvas 13 .formingthe'awning'material is of suitable constructionan d'has its upper end fastened to the frame as indicated in Figures 1 and 3.

Incidentally, Ifcall attention to thelfac't, that the various details of this arrangementare'bs made; in sections for companion relationship to facilitate adjustment to different sizes of turnbuckle' element 15. These in turn are I screwed to a plate 16 bearingagainstthe wooden frameand these parts 15 and 16 are held in place by the bent edgefpo'rtion of the two plates 14.. The element 15 includes screw threaded shank portions for accommodating the adjusting: or coupling sleeve 17; lhis permits the sectional anchoring means to be adaptedto different sizes of window frames. 7 i also, permits the canvas to be removed whenever necessary or desired for replace- '75 V .ment and repairpurposes.

The numerals 18 designate a pair of attach- V ing'brackets whose leg portions are fastened to the intermediate portions of the vertical bars of the window frame. Each bracket in- 0 f cludes a channelshaped portion 19 having a pivot pin 20*therein. Theseftwo bracketslS serve to accommodate'swingably mounted U- shaped frames 21. This frame ,is composed of a plurality of adjustablyconnected -sec tions. For instance, the numerals 22 designate connecting members having their inner end portions formed with slots 23. These slots engage the pins 20 and are adapted to assume either the position represented in Figure 2 or the contracted retaining position representedin Figure 4. J J

Then there are twoL-shaped sections 24 having extensible connections with the 0011- v nectors 22 and having their front ends "joined together: by an adjustable connecting strip 25 as 'represented'in Figure It follows that this U-shaped frame 21comprises a pair of L -shapedimernbe-rs 24 whose short arms I 'l l'e' adjustably connected withthe connector The lower end portio'n'of theawninganaterial is seated in the front channel and clamped therein by the coiled spring The doubled portion 29v isalso in place eamj ht l h'i e h pr r i s a ui able. and practical V releasable connect on .of

, t e letter "tenements, rot th an sea with he Uvsheped fram 2 Th in and s1 t connection:

' fqr ls I d sir l em t q h hetwe n e aint 2 n tha hra kets is P rmitt the frame to be arrangedin the right angular entended awning supported. llqsitiqn seci in .h e'ur' 2 en rm t' heha eta he teltied in a n e w nde r r m s rue u e a seen in Figure 4. Whenin the, latter position, the slotted ends of the connector membe s 22 an da n i t t e "channe haped ibi e 1 0.1? h tehe a ,8 his feld e the entire s ucture in a relaxed state h -upper ed e ef etr no iehs a he-ham 21 a e t rme w t s f i e d h ee' reteh ieh e h 8 th ea in Figur .8. 1.0 ,tqhi in hQhh-ns the awnings 13 't iepa eneachsideoftheiwindcw ate iatiie fied ha ne1 sheped gui e 2 wh serves t t e iadht a slid tfi'he d'i ii adjusted. 'pos ic sby the dl eah its accompanying thumb nut-3 5 Figure 'Z.-).-, The stay ink 6 s pivota lrchn e etitsiawer ecisiofithes id a i he-uppe end ner ured e r 9 the twp-hea g the ite 2 :1 eid h h lrt h h ma ite l m i h R Q tDiIl aridi let teeeet ieanith fly? Wit-ion -ithe 1 frame Stree- JV p v I BrieflyiihhStructural this me e-t a tehs me t are l ow t ting; i ithlthe trai -e 1 Pa oi e st u ure i we seen that adjustable plates 14; and

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composed of the adj 'ustabl y connected secasaetl hating h these onnec ionw the attached brackets 18 onthe window frame ia mnq ta I 21 1 too, the. channel-shaped formationof the L-shaped members thereofto accommodat t tei ed cla g er s fe t-h letter portion of the awning is a noticeable IPQieh- Pett ttlar h er do I Wi h to I end to themember 22 and having its interthis spring as is the dependingapron or or-" mediate portionpassing over a pulley 38 on the hame-ahehavine its inner nd nert w reri ed'w h a fih 'r rih o the ike--33- i h se t rdsinermitthe frame 2 tq'h e e ated from'the interior of the windqw sg astgipermithe omp ete awn g s ructure. ta" ats ifqldede p d aqusly.'- i

, *It is thetehtthatp sdn skilled thithe a t ta, whieh the in en i n re ates w l ;he b e ie h h a tha understand g of the n enti n af r t hs ne the ti s hirtieh ennection with the drawings. -Therefore, ,a me e-le g hy desc irt ei garded hel eee sa r M or: cha ges n =1l%B%--$i%% I-, earran emen a d ta s min w in the .fielda f eetien aimed h resor ed 9 in actual practice if desired l aihe;

sh ped, at a hi p ates a d s ediustably niounted in the channel portions of said rates r" r 2. In a structure of the class described, in s m na oa; awindon rameae nnine tached at its upper end to the'frame, subst htia lr sltaird a np-o t h v rama lower end of the awning being inconnection 12 w h t -ti ht. p rt n of a d ush r frame, brackets on said window-frame, fold.- ih-g Pie an sletzaneet betwee t U-shaped frame arms andsaid brackets, deend st y eksriro a l e e edlha t e in rmed a e PQrtiQnsof th arm et a U-shaped frame, and means adjustably com n tting the l wer-end f sa d stay i k qw the window frarne, cqmprising. channelshape -at ini Plate thdi' idesadihst hty n mounted in the channel portions of said plates, a pair of pulleys mounted on the Window frame above the brackets, pull cords conneoted at their outer ends With the intermediate portions of the arms of said U-shaped frame, the intermediate portions of said cords s passing over said pulleys to the interior of the Window frame and the terminal ends being provided with finger rings,- whereby to permit saidU-shaped frame to be elevated by drawing said cords inwardly over. the pulleys; In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

OTTO L. MOELLER.

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