US2632213A - Metal awning - Google Patents

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M rch 4, 1953 H. M. MANLEY ETAL METAL AWNING 2 SHEETS--SHEET 1 Filed March 12, 1948 Jnnentori A Ly/I M Man/5 1 Jesse B. F rulkenberg March 24, 1953 H. M. MANLEY ETAL METAL AWNING Filed March 12, 1948 Ill/l/Il/ ll Summers Hay I M Mdn/gy Jesse 7?. Fru/kenbr attorney:

Patented Mar. 24, 1953 METAL AWNING Hugh Manley and Jesse B. Faulkenberry, Huntsville, Ala.; said Faulkenberry assignor to said Manley Application March 12, 1948, Serial No. 14,434

1 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a metal awning and has for an object the provision of an awning of the character designated which shall be simple and sturdy of construction and easily erected from stock parts.

Our invention contemplates a metal awning construction in which roof panels are formed from sheet metal with flanges bent over to interlock with the flanges of adjacent panels and which may be assembled by an endwise sliding movement of one panel with an adjacent panel.

A further object of our invention is to provide a metal awning embodying interlocking roof and side panels, and means for mounting the same whereby there is a circulation of air under and around the panels.

An awning embodying features of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the awning show- 1;

ing it attached to a building;

Fig. 2 is .a partial front elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a partial rear elevational view thereof; drawn to alarger scale;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken along the line IV-IV of Fig. 2 and showing one of the cover panels broken away;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, drawn to a larger scale, and taken along the line VV of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional View taken along the line V IVI of Fig. '2; and,

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a clip used to mount the side panels on the frame.

Referring now to the drawings for a better understanding of our invention, our improved awning comprises a roof frame consisting of downwardly sloping rafters l6 and It arranged, one on each side, and joined together by a .top plate E! at their upper ends, and a bottom plate 12 at their lower ends, the plates l5 and L2 being preferably in the form of channels. Joined to the lower plate l2 and extending rearwardly therefrom, at each side of the awning, ar horiaontal frame members !3 and 13. The rafters H) and Ill and the horizontal members I3 and I3 are joined at their rearward ends to the building indicated by the numeral it.

Mounted on the frame just described is a roof comprised of outer or side panels It, only one of which is shown, and which extend out lateral- 7 1y beyond the rafters iii and I0, and are provided with downturned flanges I! along their outer edges. Between the side panels I6 are a plurality of intermediate panels 18 and I9. The sides of the panels 18 are provided with down- 1 to form a valance 33.

turned flanges 2i and 22 which are bent over and upward as shown at 23 and 2 3 to form hooks in cross section. The inner edges of the side panels t5 and both edges of the intermediate panels iii are turned upwardly as shown at 26 and thence over downwardly as shown at 27 to form hooks in cross section which engage the hooks formed by bent portions 2i and 23 of the panels [8. In assembling the roof, the bent over portions are engaged and interlocked as shown in Fig. 3 by relative endwise movement of the panels. The upper ends of the panels are covered by means of a flashing strip 28 which is secured to the building at .29. The panels l6 and ii are secured to the upper plate H by means of short bolts 3| which are covered by the flashing strip 28, while the panels it! are secured by an occasional bolt 32 which passes also through the flashing strip 28. Only suiiicient bolts 32 are used as are necessary to hold down the flashing strip 2 8 in order to limit the number of bolts exposed to the weather.

The lower ends of the roof panels it, It and 19 are bent downwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 The portions of the panels 16 and 19 forming a part of the valance 33 are provided with outturned flanges 3d and 36, as shown in Fig. 6, while the portions of the intermediate panels !8 forming a part of the valance are provided with inturned flanges 37, which cooperate with, and cover the outturned flanges 34 and 36 of the other panels. All of the portions of the panels forming the valance are secured to the lower plate l2 by means of bolts 38 and 39.

Along the sides of the awning are a plurality of panels it the upper ends of which are cut to a slope to fit under the downturned flanges I! of the side panels l6 and are joined thereto by means of short bolts ii. Each of th side panels All along one edge, is turned inwardly at ii-.2 and then parallel with the main body of the panel at 43 and is secured along that portion of the panel by means of a bolt id to the horizontal frame member l0, l0, 23 or 13', as the case may be. The other edge of each of the panels 4|] is turned inwardly at an acute angle as shown at 45 and is secured in spaced relation with respect to the horizontal frame members 13 and I3 and with respect to the adjacent edge portion 43 of the adjacent panel, by means of a clip 46. The clip it, as shown in Fig. '7, is comprised of a hook portion Q 8 which hooks over the upturned flange d9 of the frame members 13 and I3. A horizontal portion 51 of the clip is provided with slits 52 which are cut in that portion at an angle to a receive the inturned portions 15 of the panels 40. The outer end of each of the clips is turned down as shown at 53 to provide a bearing against the inner side of the panel and hold it firmly in place.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the rafter members 10 and I0 and the horizontal members I3 and 13' extend rearwardly a slight distance beyond the side panels 40 and the roof panels, to provide a ventilating space 54 between the body of the awning and the building. Also it will be seen that the roof panels stop short of the building to provide an exit space 5-6 for air currents flowing upwardly underneath the awning roof, as indicated by the arrows. Also, as indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the arrangement of the cover panels and inter-mediate panels I9 is such as to form channels for conducting air currents upwardly underneath the roof to escape through the space 56. It will further be seen that the means for securing the side panels 40 to the horizontal member I3 and I3 and to the roof panels 18 provides spaces for the circulation of air laterally under the awning roof.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that we have devised an improved metal awning which is simple of design, easy to assemble, sturdy of construction, and one which provides for the maximum of comfort for the user.

While we have shown our invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the alt that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications, without departing from the spirit thereof, and we desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claim.

What we claim is:

A metal awning embodying a roof frame comprising sloping rafters at the ends thereof joined at the upper and lower ends by transversely extending top and bottom plates, horizontal side plates joined to the bottom plate and extending rearwardly, upturned flanges on the side plates, a roof for the awning frame, side panels for the awning joined at their upper ends to the sloping rafters and each having a flange along one side turned inwardly and thence laterally, means eonnecting the laterally turned portions of said flanges to the upturned flange of the associated 10 side plate, and clips joining the opposite side of each side panel to the flange of said side plate and holding the said opposite side in spaced relation to the side plate and to the adjacent side of the adjacent panel.

HUGH M. MANLEY. JESSE R. FAULKENBERRY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Re. 20,975 Re.21,053 394,120 788,594

40 Number Name Date Houseman Jan. 10, 1939 Matthews Apr. 18, 1939 Knoblanch Dec. 4, 1888 Morris Sept. 8, 1903 Skinner July 22, 1913 Mo-ister Aug. 29, 1916 Martin Mar. 21, 1933 Crawford Sept. 23, 1941 Perry et al May 4, 1948 Simpson Apr. 4, 1950 Simonton Jan. 30, 1951 Freeman Feb. 20, 1951 Thompson 1. Aug. 21, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain 1944

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