US2690599A - Canopy - Google Patents

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@at 5, 1&4 F. R. THOMPSON ETAL CANOPY 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 27, 1950 FIGA INVENTORS FRANK R. THOMP$0N a WlLLIAM D. BELL y w A T T O R N E Y S @m 5 194 F. R. THOMPSON ETAL 2,690,599

CANOPY Filed July 27, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVENTORS FRANK R. THOMPSON a WILLIAM 0. BELL AT TGRNEYS @610 5, 195% F. R. THOMPSON ETAL ,5

CANOPY Filed July 27, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 I 5 INVENTORS I FRANK R. THOMPSON BY & WILLIAM o. BELL a a /Q.

ATTORNEYS ct 5, 1954 F. R. THOMPSON ETAL. 2,590,599

CANOPY 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed July 27, 1950 INVENWRS FRAN K R THOM PbON if ATTORNEZS Patented Oct. 5, 1954 CANOPY Frank R. Thompson and William D. Bell, Akron, Ohio, assignors to The Falls Stamping and Welding Company, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application July 27, 1950, Serial No. 176,139

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in canopies, awnings and the like of the prefabricated type which are preferably formed of metal, and which after assembly may be quickly and easily installed over a door or other opening of a home or other building.

Among the objects of this invention are the provisions of a novel canopy construction formed of relatively few parts which may be quickly assembled by a houseowner and erected in any desired location; which is attractive, permanent and a desirable addition to a building; which though of relatively light weight is sturdy and compact; and which obviates the use of screws or the like in assembling the component parts of the canopy, although screws or other fastening means may be utilized to secure the assembled canopy to a building.

Further objects are to provide a canopy of the character referred to having arched roof sections terminating at their meeting ends with channeled portions joined together with a channeled ridge strip which may be quickly slid into position holding the roof sections together; a canopy in which each roof section is bent inwardly longitudinally thereof at spaced intervals to create an impression of a plurality of slanting strips; a canopy in which each roof section has a channeled portion adjacent its outer end to which channeled side pieces may be slidably joined; a canopy with roof sections having channeled portions adjacent their front edges to which a channeled front piece may be slidably joined; and a canopy having angled bars adjacent its rear edges which may be utilized in conjunction with a hanger plate to secure the assembled canopy to a building wall.

A. further object is to provide a modified form of canopy or awning having all the features of the first form, except that the channeled front piece is omitted from the structure to allow the roof sections to be secured in arched position at various selected angles on the wall of a building.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a canopy assembled and erected in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a similar section taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a similar section taken substantially on line 44 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a similar section taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a partial perspective View showing the manner of assembling the roof sections with the front piece,

Fig. '7 is a similar view showing the manner of assembling the ridge strip with the roof sections,

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the manner of assembling the side pieces with the roof sections,

Fig. 9 is a similar view of a doorway over which a canopy is to be erected with the hanger plate in position to receive the assembled canopy, and

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of a modified form of canopy or awning in which the front piece is omitted from the assembly.

Referring to the drawings, the canopy or awning shown in Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive, comprises a pair of metal roof sections, each of which is indicated as a whole by the numeral It, and each of which terminates at its upper end with an upwardly curled edge that forms a longitudinal channeled portion ll. Each roof section is bent inwardly longitudinally as indicated at 12, at a plurality of places to create the impression that each roof section is formed of a plurality of slanting strips 13, while actually each roof section is one piece of material. At its outer end, each roof section is bent backwardly upon itself, as indicated at M in Fig. 3, being held in such position by rivets I4, or the like, and its edge is curled downwardly to form a longitudinal channeled portion 15. Adjacent the rear edge of each roof section, an angle bar It is secured thereto by rivets H, or the like, and these angle bars are utilized to secure the assembled canopy to a building, as will be later explained. Inwardly of its front edge, each roof section is also provided with a strip i8 secured thereto by rivets 19 or the like, that is curled downwardly to form a transverse channeled portion 20 (see Figs. 5 and 6).

A metal front piece or plate 2! of triangular shape has its two side edges curled outwardly to form channeled portions 22 which are slidably received in the channeled portions 26 of the roof sections, while its lower edge is curled inwardly to form a channeled portion 23 (Fig. 5), for the purpose of strengthening this front piece.

The front piece 21 holds the roof sections in arched position with their channeled portions H adjacent each other, and a metal ridge strip 24 having its longitudinal edges curled to provide a pair of channels 25 slidably receives the chanv neled portions H, as indicated in Fig. 2, the arrangement being such that the ridge strip holds the roof sections in proper meeting or nearly meeting relation, and this ridge strip also serves to prevent water leaking through the space between the adjacent edges of the roof sections.

To assist in supporting the structure on a building and to enhance its appearance, a pair of triangular metal .side pieces or plates 25 are provided, the upper edge of each piece 26 being curled inwardlyto provide a channeled portion 21 (Figs. 3 and 8) which is slidably received in the channeled portions I adjacent each side of the awning. The lower inclined edges of the side pieces 26 are also curled inwardly to provide channeled portions 28, for the purpose of strengthening these side pieces. As will be observed from Fig. by having the outer end portions of the roof sections bent backwardly upon themselves in the manner shown, the side pieces 26 are permitted to hang downwardly a substantial distance inwardly from the ends of the awning, thereby allowing substantial portions of the awning to extend beyond the side pieces. The rear edge portions of each side piece 26 are cut and bent at a right angle to the body of the side piece (as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3), and are folded to double thickness as at 2 9 to strengthen the material, the double thick area being provided with screw receiving openings 38.

The manner of assembling the parts of the canopy is shown in Figs. 6' to 3 inclusive. First, the roof sections I5 are joined to the front piece 2| by slidably interlocking the channeled portions 20 and 22, as indicated in Fig. 6, so as to bring the roof sections into arched position with their channeled portions I I adjacent each other. Next, the ridge strip 24 connects the roof sections together by slidably interlocking the channeled portions II and 25, as indicated in Fig. '7, and then the side pieces 23 are joined to the roof sections by slidably interlocking the channeled portions I5 and 2?, as indicated in Fig. 8.

Fig. 9 shows the upper portion of a doorway 3| over which the canopy is to be erected, and above the upper door frame member 32 a metal hanger plate 33 is secured by screws 34 to the building or other structure in which the doorway is formed. Plate 33 has a forwardly offset portion 35 of substantially semihexagonal shape which has a forwardly directed flange 35 along its upper edges. The assembled canopy is placed in proper position by hanging the angle bars I 6 behind the offset portion 35 of the hanger plate so that the bars I6 assume approximately the position indicated in Fig. 2. This will place the bars I6 approximately against the building and permit the rear edges of the side pieces 26 to be moved against the building, after which screws or the like may be inserted through the openings 30 in the side pieces and the openings 31 in the angle bars to tightly secure the canopy to the building. The broken lines 38 in Fig. 9, show approximately the area of the canopy which is in contact with the building after the canopy is properly erected.

After the canopy has been erected, a channeled drain strip 39 is preferably secured to the upper edge of the upper door frame member 32 to catch any water that may drip from the rear of the canopy.

It will be seen that the canopy is formed of relatively few parts which may quickly and easily be assembled by a houseowner and erected by him in any desired location with a minimum of effort, and without the use of screws or similar fastening means, except in the final step of securing the canopy to a building. The canopy is attractive in appearance and adds to the beauty of a building. Also, it can be shipped in knocked down condition in a relatively small package.

In Fig. 10 we have shown a modified form of canopy or awning in which the front piece 2I is omitted. Except for the absence of this front piece, the canopy or awning parts shown in Fig. 10 with primed numbers are identical with their unprimed counterparts shown in Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive. In the modified form of the invention, the roof section I 0' may be arched at any desired angle (as indicated by the broken line positions in Fig. 10) by merely turning the channeled portions I I' within the channels 25 of the ridge strip 24 until the desired positions are obtained, after which they are secured in such positions by fastening the angle bars I6 to the building wall. In assembling the parts of the structure shown in Fig. 10, it is preferred to first connect the roof sections I0 together by means of the ridge strip 24', then place the angle bars I6 behind the hanger plate which has been secured to a wall, and then secure the angle bars to the wall with the roof sections arranged at the desired angle. Lastly, the side pieces 26' are slidably connected to the roof sections and the rear faces of the side pieces are secured to the wall in the same manner as the side pieces 26.

While we have shown and described the pre-- ferred embodiments of the invention, it will be apparent that the invention is not limited to these embodiments, and that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A prefabricated canopy of unitary structure comprising two like but oppositely faced roof sections of sheet metal having adjacent inner edges provided with upwardly curled longitudinal channeled portions, the outer end portion of each roof section being bent backwardly against itself and terminating in a downwardly extending 1ongitudinal channeled portion located a substantial distance inwardly from said outer ends, a ridge strip having downwardly curled channeled portions slidably interlocked with said first named channeled portions, a pair of triangular side plates each having an inwardly curled channeled portion slidably interlocked with one of said second named channeled portions on the roof sections so as to allow substantial portions of said roof sections to extend beyond said side plates, and means on the roof sections adjacent the rear edges thereof adapted for interengagement with anchor means on a wall, whereby the canopy may be hung in place.

2. A prefabricated canopy of unitary structure comprising two like but oppositely faced roof sections of sheet metal having adjacent inner edges provided with upwardly curled longitudinal channeled portions, each roof section being also provided with a downwardly curled transverse channeled portion adjacent its front edge, the outer end portion of each roof section being bent backwardly against itself and terminating in a downwardly extending longitudinal channeled portion located a substantial distance inwardly from said outer ends, a ridge strip having downwardly curled channeled portions slidably interlocked with said first named channeled portions, a triangular front plate having outwardly curled channeled portions slidably interlocked with said second named channeled portions on said roof sections, a pair of triangular side plates each having an inwardly curled channeled portion slidably interlocked with one of said third named channeled portions on the roof sections so as to allow substantial portions of said roof sections to extend beyond said side plates, and means on the roof sections adjacent the rear edges thereof adapted for interengagement with anchor means on a wall, whereby the canopy may be hung in place.

3. A prefabricated canopy of unitary structure comprising two like but oppositely faced roof sections of sheet metal having adjacent inner edges provided with upwardly curled longitudinal channeled portions, the outer end of each roof section being bent backwardly against itself and terminating in a downwardly extending longitudinal channeled portion located a substantial distance inwardly from said outer ends, a ridge strip having downwardly curled channeled portions slidably connected with said first named channeled portions, the connection between said ridge strip and said first named channeled portions allowing said roof sections to be turnable with respect to said ridge strip to form an arch of various selected angles, a pair of triangular side plates each having an inwardly curled channeled portion slidably interlocked with one of said second named channeled portions on the roof sec- 6 tions so as to allow substantial portions of said roof sections to extend beyond said side plates, and means on the roof sections adjacent the rear edges thereof adapted for interengagement with anchor means on a wall, whereby the canopy may be hung in place.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 153,997 Trent May 31, 1949 D. 168,668 Berini Jan. 27, 1953 1,196,133 Moister Aug. 29, 1912 1,455,105 Butcher May 15, 192 1,703,149 Joughins et al Feb. 26, 1929 1,930,595 Miser Oct. 17, 1933 2,251,572 Kuhn Aug. 5, 1941 2,484,987 Eschrich Oct. 18, 1 4 2,559,209 Alderfer July 3, 1951 ,2 McCormack et al. July '7, 1953 OTHER REFERENCES Honor Bilt Modern Homes, page 598 T.5.21.29, page 78; Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1929. (Copy in Design Division.)

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