US36251A - Awzsting - Google Patents

Description

J. B.'WATKINS.

' AWNING.

Patented Aug. 19, 1862.

UNITED STATES PATENT ormca JA'MEs Bl VV'ATKINS'; OF NEW BEDFOR'D, MASSACHUSETTS.

AWNING.

Specificationof Letters Patent-N0. 36,251, dated August 19, 1862.

To all whom it may: concern? Be it known that I, JAMES B. WATKINS, of New Bedford, in the county of" Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Awnings; and I do hereby declare the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the front of a ventilation for the awning when drawn up,

so that it will not be so liable to mildew and decay, and also be capable of being put up and applied at a less expense than the roller awning. p

The invention consists in having the outer end of the awning attached to a sliding board which rests on an inclined frame projecting from the building, the awning being connected to the frame by rings and having cords attached and arranged in such a manner that it may be extended or drawn out and in, with the greatest facility.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a framing which is attached to a building B at the place where it is de signed to have the awning applied. This framing may be of iron or wood, but one constructed of inclined iron rods a, braced below by horizontal rods 6 would probably be the preferable mode of construction, the inner ends of the rods a, I), being firmly secured to the building, and the outer ends fitted on a rod or which is parallel with the building.

At the inner ends of the inclined rods a, and adjoining the building B there is secured a board C which extends the whole width of the building and to which the inner end of the awning D is secured by nails or in any proper way, and the outer end of the awning is secured to a board or strip ,E which extendsthe whole" width of the framing A and is allowed to slide freely on theinc'lined rods a'thereof.

The selvage's' of the awning, or each side of it, hasringsc secured t'oit and these rings are fitted on the side or end rods a, of the framing and allowed to slide freely thereon.

To each end of the sliding board or strip E there are attached two cords or ropes d, e, the ropes d, d, being at the upper side of the awning and extending through the building B if necessary or desired, so that the awning may be drawn up from within the building. The cords or ropes e, are below or underneath the awning and pass around pulleys f, which are secured to the outer end of the framing A, and have their outer ends attached to the board E and their inner ends also passing through the building B, so that when the awning is drawn up it may be extended or drawn out on the framing A by pulling the cords or ropes e. If desired the inner parts of the ropes cl, 6, instead of passing through the building may pass over pulleys attached to its outer side and extend down in front thereof so that the awning may be extended and drawn up from below by a person at the side of the building. The awning thus arranged may be drawn up to the building and extended out on the framing in amoment of time and with the greatest facility, and when drawn up to the building it is disposed in loose folds so that the air can circulate between them and cause it to dry, thereby preventing mildew and decay. In this respect it possesses a great advantage over the roller awning which admits of no ventilation when the canvas is wound upon it.

Another advantage my invention possesses, is, that it is kept smoothly on the framing and cannot be acted upon by the wind, the rings 0, holding the awning snugly to the framing, the awning also will move easily on the frame and no difliculty will occur if one end of the awning is moved a little in advance of the other, whereas the roller awning requires to be moved or rolled up evenly, one end traveling equally as fast as the other or else it cannot be snugly adjusted in place.

My invention also possesses an advantage in being attached to the board C instead of being directly secured to the building as in this case I dispense with hooks and holes in the awning which are comparatively expensive.

When the awning is not required, as-in winter for instance, it may be detached from the framing by simply taking the rings ofi expense than the roller awnlng.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Attaching the awning D to the framing A by means of the rings 0, when said rings are used in connection with the stationary board or strip C and the sliding board or strip E to which the awning is attached,

and cords or ropes cl, 6, connected to the board or strip E, all arranged as and for the purpose herein set forth.

a J. 'B. WATKINS.

'VVitnesses: Row. C. PITMAN,

' ALFRED M. CHAPMAN.

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