Self-storing awning

Claim 1

A self-storing awning including an elongated hood of substantially square cross-sectional shape, having top, bottom, rear and front sides, the front side terminating at a point spaced above the bottom and the bottom side terminating at a point spaced rearwardly from the front forming an elongated opening at the lower front corner of the hood, means for mounting said hood on an outer wall of a building, a roller journaled in said hood, a sheet of flexible awning material rolled upon said roller and having one end connected thereto, a spaced pair of awning arms, means for hingedly mounting the awning arms spaced below the hood, a front bar connected to the other end of the sheet of awning material, the front bar being a structural member having a substantially horizontal bottom wall with a central longitudinal slot therein, substantially vertical side walls extending from opposite edges of the bottom wall about halfway to the top and then being inclined inwardly and upwardly and slightly spaced at the top forming a longitudinal groove, a longitudinally disposed tubular casing communicating with the longitudinal groove, means longitudinally adjustably connecting the upper ends of the awning arms to the front bar, said last means including a bolt carried by each awning arm and located through said bottom wall central longitudinal slot with the bolthead being within the front bar, spring means upon the outside of the awning arms for urging the upper ends of the awning arms outwardly and downwardly away from the hood, in which said front bar may be received through said elongated opening at the lower front corner of the hood whereby the entire sheet of awning material and the front bar may be concealed and protected within said hood, and means associated with the roller for holding the awning arms in adjusted position.