US 12,006,716 B2
Inflatable vehicle awning
Russell M. Woolsey, Bingen, WA (US)
Filed by Russell M. Woolsey, Bingen, WA (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,863.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/202,247, filed on Jun. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389734 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E04H 15/08 (2006.01); B63B 17/02 (2006.01); E04F 10/02 (2006.01); E04H 15/20 (2006.01); A45B 19/02 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 15/08 (2013.01) [B63B 17/02 (2013.01); E04F 10/02 (2013.01); E04H 15/20 (2013.01); A45B 19/02 (2013.01); B60J 5/0494 (2013.01); E04H 2015/204 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle awning (10) for installation on a vehicle (12), comprising:
an inflatable frame assembly (14), comprising:
a main frame member (16) defining a space (18) at least partially bound by the main frame member (16) and comprising:
an elongate rear segment (20) having a left end region (22) and a right end region (24);
a left projecting segment (26) extending from the left end region (22) of the elongate rear segment (20); and
a right projecting segment (28) extending from the right end region (24) of the elongate rear segment (20);
a left supporting frame member (30) extending from the left projecting segment (26) and having a left-support distal end region (32); and
a right supporting frame member (34) extending from the right projecting segment (28) and having a right-support distal end region (36), wherein each of the main frame member (16), the left supporting frame member (30), and the right supporting frame member (34) is configured to selectively hold a pressurized volume of air;
a canopy (38) operatively coupled to the main frame member (16) and spanning the space (18); and
an attachment system (40), comprising:
a lower left attachment assembly (42) comprising a lower left strap (44) extending from the left end region (22) of the elongate rear segment (20) and a lower left attachment (46) operatively coupled to the lower left strap (44) and configured to engage a lower region (48) of the vehicle (12), wherein the left-support distal end region (32) is coupled to the lower left strap (44), and wherein the lower left attachment assembly (42) is configured to be selectively lengthened and shortened between the lower left attachment (46) and the left end region (22) of the elongate rear segment (20);
a lower right attachment assembly (50) comprising a lower right strap (52) extending from the right end region (24) of the elongate rear segment (20) and a lower right attachment (55) operatively coupled to the lower right strap (52) and configured to engage the lower region (48) of the vehicle (12), wherein the right-support distal end region (36) is coupled to the lower right strap (52), and wherein the lower right attachment assembly (50) is configured to be selectively lengthened and shortened between the lower right attachment (55) and the right end region (24) of the elongate rear segment (20);
an upper left attachment assembly (54) extending from the left end region (22) of the elongate rear segment (20) and configured to be selectively secured to an upper region (56) of the vehicle (12); and
an upper right attachment assembly (58) extending from the right end region (24) of the elongate rear segment (20) and configured to be selectively secured to the upper region (56) of the vehicle (12).