US3084404A

US3084404A - Metal awning

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Publication number: US3084404A
Application number: US249469A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kurtz Merrill Peter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-10-03
Filing date: 1951-10-03
Publication date: 1963-04-09
Anticipated expiration: 1980-04-09

Description

M. P. KURTZ April 9, 1963 METAL AWNING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 3, 1951 INVENTOR.

4| MERRILL F. KURTZ BY /Z 4 ATTORNEY r M. P. KURTZ METAL AWNING April 9., 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 5, 195] INVENTOR. MERRILL I? KURTZ BY ATTORNEY tion includes the 3,084,404 METAL AWNING Merrill Peter Kurtz, Akron, Shin (Rte. 2, Box 164, Coolreville, Tenn.) Filed Oct. 3, 1951, Ser. No. 249,46? 6 Claims. (Cl. 2tl--57.5)

This invention relates to an improved metal awning of the type in which the water-shedding surface is formed of alternating overlapping upper and lower pans. The sides of the lower pans are turned up and the sides of the upper pans are turned down. Ventilation is provided through these sides. Clips are used for fastening these pans to the cross beams which support them. The invenclips and awnings assembled with the clips.

Each clip is formed with a lip cut from its flat bottom and bent down therefrom and substantially parallel therewith, and adapted to slip under the edge of a cross beam and hold the clip firmly on the cross beam. In a preferred form of the invention an upward dent in the cross beam coacts with the opening formed in the bottom of the clip in forming the lip, to lock the clip in place. The edge of the cross beam may be indented at intervals to receive the clips, and this facilitates the proper spacing of the clips and the assembly of the awning.

The ends of the clip are bent up over the edges of the adjacent lower pans and then are bent outwardly and downwardly and engage the upper pans to hold them definitely spaced with respect to the lower pans. Each end of the clip may advantageously be slit and indented near the top of the downwardly sloping portions to form a catch which is sprung over the edge of the side or wall of the adjacent pan and hold the two together. Two preferred forms of clips are illustrated. The clips prevent the pans from rattling against one another, and prevent the lower pans from rattling against the cross beam.

The invention will be further described in connection with the accompanying drawings FIG. 1 of which shows a perspective view of the awning and shows one form of clip;

FIG. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an upper pan partly broken away with a modified form of clip beneath it;

FIG. 4 is a side view on the line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 corresponds to the view shown at one end of FIG. 4, but illustrates the clip shown in FIG. 1.

The clips of this invention are designed to fit over the edge of any sheet metal cross beam. In the drawings a particular type of cross beam is illustrated, but it is to be understood that the invention is in no way limited to the type of cross beam shown.

The cross beams 1 are Z-shaped. They are supported by the sheet metal angle beams 2 which project perpendicularly from the wall 4 of the building, and slant downwardly. These are supported by the horizontal beams 5 which are held to the building by the angles 6. The drawing illustrates a short awning. It may extend outwardly to any length and be at any angle. Likewise it may be made up of any number of pans. In the illustration the upper pans 8 are formed with downwardly bent walls or sides 9 the ends of which are bent inwardly at 19. The lower pans 12 are formed with upwardly bent walls or sides 13 which are bent inwardly at their ends 14/. The walls of both the upper and lower pans are provided with vent openings 16. These openings are preferably staggered to prevent water splashing off the roof from passing through openings in both walls. It is to be understood that the upper and lower pans need not be of applicants exact design, although with the preferred type of Fatented Apr. 9, 1963 clip illustrated in FIGURES 35 narrow vent openings are required, as will be more fully explained in what follows.

The awning may be formed with any suitable flashing strip. In the drawings the flashing strip is shown as formed of a vertical portion 20 which is fastened to the house. The top 21 slants outwardly at a sharp angle to provide space for caulking. The bottom portion 22 of the flashing strip extends outwardly from the house at the same angle as the beams 2. Each upper pan is cut away at the end of the bottom at 24 (FIGURE 1) so that it fits over the flashing strip. It may extend to the vertical portion 20 of the flashing strip, or may stop short of this, as shown in the drawings. Under each upper pan the bottom edge of the flashing strip is turned up at 25 to divert any water, slush, etc. which may flow in under the upper pan, diverting it to drain down one of the adjacent lower pans and preventing it from falling through the opening between these lower pans. The upper end of each lower pan 13 is cut away at 27 (FIGURE 2) so that the ends of the baffle 25 extend beyond the edges of the walls 13 of the adjacent lower plans.

The upper and lower pans are held in spaced relation by the clips, two types of which are shown in the drawings. FIGURES 1 and 6 illustrate one type of clip 29, and FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 illustrate another type of clip 39.

Each clip is formed of sheet metal. The bottom is flat except for the lip 31 (FIGS. 4 and 5) which is cut out from the bottom and leaves the opening 32. This lip is bent downwardly a short distance and then extends substantially parallel to the balance of the bottom of the clip except that the end 33 turns downwardly to facilitate engaging the clip with the cross beam. The lip, although generally parallel with the bottom of the clip, slants slightly toward it and in locating the clip on a cross beam it is necessary to pry the lip away from the bottom so that the lip clasps the cross beam and holds the clip securely in place.

In :a preferred form of the invention long, narrow notches 34 (FIG. 5) are provided in the edge of the cross beam where the clips are to be located. These are just slightly longer than one of the lips so that the lips fit tightly in them. These notches are readily cut at the factory during the manufacture of the cross beams. They facilitate the location of the clips when the awning is assembled at the building where it is to be installed and the spacing of the pans is thus accurately predetermined. The cross beams are advantageously provided with elongated upward dents 37 over which the openings 32 fit (FIGS. 3 and 5) when the clips are accurately located.

The clips are bent sharply upward toward each end to form walls 49 the outer surfaces of which fit flat against the outer surfaces of the walls 13 of the adjacent lower pans. The clips are then bent outwardly at 41 and then downwardly at 42. To strengthen the angle at the bottom of each wall 40 a boss 45 (FIGURES 3 and 4) is formed. The outwardly turned portion 41 of each clip fits snugly over the inwardly turned outer edge 14 of the bottom pan adjacent to it. The downwardly turned portion 42 of the clip is sprung against the inner surface of the downwardly turned wall 9 of the upper pan which fits over the clip. Each clip is slit near the top of the downwardly turned portion, and then pressed inwardly to form the dent 48, clearly shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5. The cut edge 49 fits snugly against the outer end of the inwardly turned portion 14 of the bottom pan.

A portion 50 of the downwardly extending end 42 of the clip is bulged outwardly between two slits which are perpendicular to the sides of the clip. This outwardly bulged portion 50 is clearly shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 4 the bulged portions of the clip are shown as fitting into the vent holes 16 in the downwardly extending walls of the upper pan.

This type of clip is easily manufactured and is easily installed. By notching one edge of each cross beam the locations for the clips are easily determined at the time of assembly. The clip is pushed on to the beam until the opening 32 in the bottom of the clip fits over the longitudinal upward dent 37 in the crossbeam. The clip thus fits firmly in place on the top of the cross beam. The upwardly turned walls 40 fit snugly against the upwardly turned walls of the adjacent lower pans and the slit edge of each dent 48 fits against the edge of the inwardly turned portion 14 of one of the lower pans thus definitely fixing the relation of the clip to the lower pans on each side of it. The outwardly bulged portions 50 of the clip fit into the vent holes 16 in the downwardly turned walls 9 of the upper pans. These bulged portions are sprung into place in the upper pans.

According to a preferred manner of assembling the awning the lower pans are first laid on the cross beams. The clips are then located between them, and the upwardly turned edges of the lower pans are sprung inwardly and catch against the dents 48. The upper pens are then pushed down over the clips and in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4 this is continued until the bulged out portions 5|] fit into the vent holes. This forms a rigid assembly and eliminates rattling of the parts of the assembly against one another during a Windstorm.

In the modification of the clips shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 the downwardly turned portions 60 of the ends of the clips are bent inwardly at 61 at their bottom ends. These bottom ends fit over the inwardly turned ends of the upper pans :and clasp them in position.

The notched cross beams may be used with both types of clips and each type of clip may be used with or without notching the edge of the cross beam. Likewise each type of clip: may be used with a cross beam provided with upward dents 37 and also with a cross beam free from such dents. The cross beams may be both notched and dented upwardly, and they may be provided only with notches or only with upward dents. The ends of both types of clips fit over the upwardly turned walls of the lower pans and engage the upper pans in one way or the other, thus "holding the pans in a desired spaced relation.

Instead of the baffle 25, a clip such as either of those illustrated herein may be used.

What I claim is:

1. An awning clip adapted to hold a cross beam and the upper and lower pans of an awning overlapped in spaced relation, said upper pans having at the edges thereof downwardly extending flanges with vent openings therein and inwardly extending bottom edges, and lower pans having upwardly extending flanges at the edges thereof, which clip is stamped from sheet metal and includes a relatively flat bottom portion with flat extensions at the opposite ends thereof bent upwardly and outwardly and then downwardly from the flat bottom to form hookshaped extensions of the flat bottom presenting broad bottom surfaces adapted to lie on the top edges of the respective adjacent upwardly extending flanges of bottom pzans located on each side of the clip, with an outwardly bulging area on the surface of the downwardly extending portion of each hook-shaped extension adapted for engagement in one of said vent openings, said flat bottom of the clip being provided with a lip spaced close to the said flat bottom so as to permit engagement of said cross beam between the fiat bottom and the lip.

2. The clip of claim 1 which has a fiat bottom with the lip cut from the bottom leaving an opening therein.

3. The clip of claim 1 in which the extensions extend upwardly from the ends of said bottom and then outwardly, and have a downward dent in each outwardly extending portion adapted to engage the edge of said upwardly extending flange of the adjacent lower pan.

4. The clip of claim 1 in which there is a slit in each of said outwardly extending portions with an indentation just beyond each slit adapted to engage the top of said adjacent flange of a lower pan.

5. An awning construction comprising spaced lower pans with upper pans above them and bridging the spaces, the lower pans having upwardly extending flanges along the edges thereof, the upper pans having downwardly extending flanges along the edges thereof with vent openings in these flanges, a clip which spaces two of the lower pans the ends of which extend over the tops of the flanges of the two adjacent lower pans, with each end engaged in a vent opening in the downwardly extending flange of the adjacent upper pan.

6. An awning construction comprising a cross member, first and second sets of panels supported thereon, each panel having an elongated body portion with longitudinal walls defining longitudinal channels with said body portion, the panels of the first set overlying the panels of the second set, the adjacent edges of the body portions of adjacent panels of the first and second sets spaced both laterally and vertically, the walls of the panels of the first set having vent openings therein, a key rising from the cross member between adjacent panels of the second set with its ends overlying the walls thereof and with each end engaged in one of said vent openings.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 356,393 Helliwell Jan. 18, 1887 1,802,234 Caramella Apr. 21, 193-1 2,242,238 Detrich May 20, 1941 2,406,315 Blocher Aug. 27, 1946 2,408,557 Huntington Oct. 1, 1946 2,542,919 Freeman Feb. 20, 1951 2,598,691 Helt June 3, 1952 2,619,691 Bottom Dec. 2, 1952 2,648,105 Kurtz Aug. 11, 1953

Claims

1. AN AWNING CLIP ADAPTED TO HOLD A CROSS BEAM AND THE UPPER AND LOWER PANS OF AN AWNING OVERLAPPED IN SPACED RELATION, SAID UPPER PANS HAVING AT THE EDGES THEREOF DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES WITH VENT OPENINGS THEREIN AND INWARDLY EXTENDING BOTTOM EDGES, AND LOWER PANS HAVING UPWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AT THE EDGES THEREOF, WHICH CLIP IS STAMPED FROM SHEET METAL AND INCLUDES A RELATIVELY FLAT BOTTOM PORTION WITH FLAT EXTENSIONS AT THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF BENT UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY AND THEN DOWNWARDLY FROM THE FLAT BOTTOM TO FORM HOOKSHAPED EXTENSIONS OF THE FLAT BOTTOM PRESENTING BROAD BOTTOM SURFACES ADAPTED TO LIE ON THE TOP EDGES OF THE RESPECTIVE ADJACENT UPWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES OF BOTTOM PANS LOCATED ON EACH SIDE OF THE CLIP, WITH AN OUTWARDLY BULGING AREA ON THE SURFACE OF THE DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION OF EACH HOOK-SHAPED EXTENSION ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT IN ONE OF SAID VENT OPENINGS, SAID FLAT BOTTOM OF THE CLIP BEING PROVIDED WITH A LIP SPACED CLOSE TO THE SAID FLAT BOTTOM SO AS TO PERMIT ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CROSS BEAM BETWEEN THE FLAT BOTTOM AND THE LIP.