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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Lippert Components, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Scott C. McKinnon, Union City, MI (US);
Josh Black, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Michael Fiwek, Nappanee, IN (US);
Byron Brown, Middlebury, IN (US);
Brian Worthman, Goshen, IN (US);
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
An awning system includes a housing connectable to a rear of a vehicle and an awning canopy extendable from and retractable into the housing. In an embodiment, a plurality of marker lights is integrated with the housing and oriented to project light in a rearward direction when the housing is attached to the rear of the vehicle. In another embodiment, a rear-facing camera is integrated with the housing and oriented to have a field of view covering an area rearward of the vehicle and below the canopy.