US2546607A

US2546607A - Window awning

Info

Publication number: US2546607A
Application number: US746403A
Authority: US
Inventors: John C Mead
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-05-06
Filing date: 1947-05-06
Publication date: 1951-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 1968-03-27

Description

March 27, 1951 J. c. MEAD 2,546,607

WINDOW AWNING Filed May 6, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l J. C. MEAD WINDOW AWNING March 27, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 6, 1947 Inventor John C.Mead

Patented Mar. 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in window awnings and the primary feature of the present invention is to provide a device of the character referred to including a plurality of detachable sections, each having groups of spaced parallel slats, to facilitate disassembling the awning for shipment or storage.

Another important feature of the present invention is to provide an awning comprised of spaced parallel slots arranged to provide for free passage of air and light therebetween.

A further feature of the present invention is to provide an awning that is quickly and readily attached to and removed from a building structure.

A still further feature of the present inven-- tion is to provide a device of the character described that is simple in construction, strong and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the present invention in use;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially through the center of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the forward sections;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the end sections;

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the connecting means for the slat of the forward sections;

Figure '7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one of the end sections, showing the manner in which said section is detachably mounted to a window frame;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the angular hanger; and

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the manner in which the end sections are braced to the forward elements.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration there is shown a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral l0 represents generally the forward element of the awning comprised of a plurality of adjacent forwardly and downwardly inclined sections designated generally by the numeral 12. Each section I2 is composed of a plurality of spaced parallel slats I4, of any suitable material, which are connected at their underside by U-shaped brackets 16.

- The legs 18 of adjacent brackets are detachably connected by bolts and nuts 2b, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The awning is further provided with end sections designated generally by the numeral 2:, comprised of parallel spaced vertical slats 22, having inclined upper ends conforming to the pitch of the forward element IS. The slats are connected by connector bars 23.

The forward ends of slats I4 are turned downwardly to provide vertical portions 24. The vertical portions 24 adjacent to the forward slat of the end section is braced thereto by angle braces 28, as shown best in Figure 9 of the drawings. The forward end of the connector bars 23 are also detachably secured to the sections E2, in any suitable manner.

The lower ends of slats l4 and the lower ends of the vertical portions 24 lie in the same horizontal plane, thereby adding to the attractiveness of the awning.

For the attachment of the awning to a building, an angular hanger at is provided and is suitably secured to the upper ends of selected sections I2. Key slots 32 formed in the hangers are adapted to engage a screw or the like 3 which i carried by the window frame or the like 36. In this manner, the forward elements on the side sections may be quickly and readily removed from the building to which the same is attached.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and. described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An awning comprising a forwardly and downwardly inclined front section including a plurality of laterally spaced, parallel coplanar slats, the lower ends of said slats being angulated to provide vertical extensions, end sections ineluding a plurality of vertically disposed spaced parallel slats, the lower ends of said end sections being coplanar with the lower extremities of the vertical extensions, a transverse member secured to the under side of the upper end of the front section slats, means detachably securing the end sections to the front sections, and bracket means detachably securing said front section member to a building, said front section including a plurality of adjacent sections, lateral supporting members secured to the undersurfaces of the slats of each section, means for directly and detachably securing the ends of said members to each other.

2. An awning comprising a forward, element including a. plurality of downwardly and forwardly inclined sections, each of said inclined sections including a plurality of laterally spaced parallel co-planar slats having angulatecl lower end portions forming vertical extensions, means detachably securing adjacent, inclined sections to each other comprising lateral supporting members secured to the undersurface of each section, said lateral members having angulated terminals, and means for detachably securing the adjacent terminals of adjacent, aligned members to each other, means for removably securing each of said inclined sections to a build- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record: in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 20,975 Houseman Jan. 10, 1939 2,117,320 Hawley May 17, 1938 2,205,721 Grant June 25, 1940 2,327,614 Agee Aug. 24, 1943 2,474,713 Auble June 28, 1949 2,480,447 Cate Aug. 30, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 9,013 Great Britain Mar. 17, 1900 OTHER REFERENCES Popular Science, page 169, July 19.39.