US 12,000,150 B2
Drop-in rollbar for use in awning system
David Thomas McMillan, Louisville, CO (US); Travis Styron Titus, Superior, CO (US); Peter Adamkovics, Arvada, CO (US); and Gregory Keith Heimbuck, Arvada, CO (US)
Assigned to Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/006,379.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/892,971, filed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0062515 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. E04F 10/06 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 10/0633 (2013.01) [E04F 10/0618 (2013.01); E04F 10/0648 (2013.01); E04F 10/0685 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lateral arm awning assembly comprising:
a box cassette supporting a roll bar;
a first end cap comprising an outer surface of the box cassette, the first end cap formed by a first end cap portion and a second end cap portion, the first end cap portion coupled to a first box end of the box cassette and the second end cap portion coupled to a first bar end of the roll bar, the second end cap portion removably couplable to the first end cap portion via first and second protruding slides of the second end cap portion being enveloped by first and second intruding slides defined by the first endcap portion, said first and second protruding slides extending along a lateral axis; and
a second end cap coupled to a second box end of the box cassette, the first box end opposite the second box end, the second end cap spaced from the first end cap by the box cassette, the second end cap having a third end cap portion and a fourth end cap portion, the third end cap portion coupled to the second box end and the fourth end cap portion coupled to a second bar end of the roll bar, the first bar end opposite the second bar end, the fourth end cap portion removably couplable to the third end cap portion; wherein the second end cap portion includes first and second connection wings extending along the lateral axis, the first and second connection wings defining first and second through-holes which extend along respective longitudinal axes and align with first and second connection areas on the first end cap.