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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Mike Hicks, El Paso, TX (US);
Roberto Gutierrez, El Paso, TX (US);
Brandon Moore, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Thomas Hanson, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Mike Hicks, El Paso, TX (US);
Roberto Gutierrez, El Paso, TX (US);
Brandon Moore, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Thomas Hanson, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Dometic Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
An awning assembly is provided with a lock mechanism for maintaining the awning assembly in a desired position relative to a wall, or other suitable structure. The awning assembly includes support arms, a fabric roller tube that holds the awning fabric and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism can include a pivot bracket located between the roller tube and the support arm, a disk gear provided on the end of the roller tube axle, a weather shield provided around at least a portion of the roller tube, a pivot rod selectably engageable with both the pivot bracket and the weather shield, a disk gear catch mounted on the weather shield and adapted to be selectably engaged with the disk gear, and a torsion spring mounted on the weather shield and adapted to bias the disk gear catch into engagement with the disk gear.