US1258977A - Awning-arm. - Google Patents

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G. BAPTISTE.

AWNING ARM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-14,1914.

III I Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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G. BAPTISTE.

AWNlNG ARM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, I914.

1 ,258,977 Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

' NEE GEORGE BAPTISTE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

AWNING-ARM.

Specification of er Patent Patented. Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed; December 14, 1914. Serial No. 877,017.

To all :whom z't' may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BAPTISTE, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

a. resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new" and useful Improvements in Awning- .Arms, of which the following is a specification. 7

'T-he' primary object of this invention is to provide an awning arm of improved character which will fold laterally with the awn ingpole and awning roll.

Another object is'to provide an awning with swingingly mounted telescoping supportingarms.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification, and bespecifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being-had'to the accompanying drawings exemplifyingthe invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is plan view of an awningin extended position, a portion of the awning being broken'away showing one of the supporting arms in full'lines.

;Fig-. 2 is a front elevation of a portion er a building showing the awning rolled up, -a-"port1on of the awning bemg broken away showing oneof the arms in full lines and in folded position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation, similar to Fig. 2, showing the supporting arms folded positions.

Fig. 4c-isan enlarged front. elevation of -o'n'e5 of the supporting brackets.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged end elevation, partly in section, of one. of the supporting arms 'taken onv the line VV, Fig. 1.

' Fig. 6 is an. enlarged longitudinal section taken on the line VIVI, Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of one-of the supporting brackets ready to be attached 'to the supporting plate.

Fig. 8 isan enlarged perspective: view of one of the adjustable yokes.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged section taken on the line IXIX, Fig. 5.

Referring tothe drawings: 1 designates :a building wall having show windows2.

Mounted above said windows is a sill 3. Located above said sill are the transom lights 1. The top of the awning on which this improved supporting arm is to be used is adaptedto be mounted on the roller 5 so that when the awning 6, which is mounted on the roller, is not in use, it will lie adjacent the sills 3 and between the windows 2 and transom lights 4, so as not to obscure the light. The roller 5 is supported on the sill 3 by brackets 7. The brackets 7 are preferably so located on the sill 3 as to engage the awning roller 5 adjacent the side edges of the awning 6.

Secured to the sill 3 at a distance in from the'brackets 7 are arm supporting brackets 8, said brackets being preferably adjustable as shown more clearly in Figs. 4 and 5. Pivotally mounted to each bracket 8 is a telee scoping arm 9, each of said arms comprising an outer tubular member 10 and an innor tubular member 11. Secured to one end of each bracket 8 is an adjustable yoke 12. Each of said yokes engages over the bearing portion, 13 of each member 10. A bolt 14% secures each arm-to each yoke 12. r

The member 11 of each arm 9 is slidably mounted in the member 10. In order to prevent binding of the sliding engagement of the members 11 with the members 10,. a collar 15 is mounted adjacent one end of each member 11. These collars will, engage the inside wall of the members. 10. I In order to prevent the members. 11 from being disengaged from. the members 10, reducers 16 are mounted in one end of each'member l0.

Secured to the front portion of the awning 6 is an awning pole 17. Mounted on said pole'adjacent the ends thereof are a pair of brackets 18. These brackets are pivotally secured to the forward ends 19. of the members 11 of the arms 9 by the bolts 20.

In securing this improved type of an awning arm to a building and to an awning pole, from an. inspection of Fig. 1, it will the arms to swing on. the pivots 14 of the brackets 8 so that when the awning pole is eventually brought up adjacent the awning roller, the pivotal connections 14: and 18 of the arms9 will be in approximate alinement with each other. a

This type of awning arm is adapted to be on an incline downwardly from the building so that when the awning is rolled off the roller, the arms will begin to swing on the pivots 14:, and the weight of the awning pole will cause the members 11 to slide outwardly from the members 10. If it is'desired the supporting brackets 8 can be built at a greater distance apart than the awning pole brackets, the method of operation being the same as just related.

If it is desired to shorten the length of this improved type of arm when the parts thereof are telescoped, more sections of shorter length are used. This improved type of awning is inexpensive of manufacture, simple. in operation, and very strong and durable. j 7

To insure positive outward movement of the members 11 from the members 10 when the awning is rolled ofi the roller as shown in Fig. 6, a coil spring 22 is mounted over the inner end of each of the telescoping members 11, said spring at one end being secured to the reducer 16, and at the other end to the collar 15. In said Fig. 6, the telescoping arm 9 has been lengthened by reason of the sliding relation between the members 10 and 11. In this position, the spring 22 is in its inactive position. When the awning has been rolled, the spring 22 will become stretched and under tension so that when the awning is being unrolled,

the members 11' would be forced outwardly from the members 10 by the coil spring 22. The type of adjustable supporting bracket 8 and adjustable yoke 12 shown are advantageous to lateral folding arms inasmuch as the proper swinging inclination of the arms 9'has to be found at the time of the erecting of said arms so that said arms will give the proper swing in accordanceavith the pitch of the awning. In this connec tion, a pair of radial slots 23' are formed in the base portion 24 of each of the brackets 8, said slots engaging over bolts 25 which are carried by the supporting plates 26, said plates 26 being firstsecuredto the building by the lag screws 27. Each of the yokes 12 is pivotally secured to each bracket 8 by a bolt 28, and to provide for the adj ust means for accurately adjusting said yokes on said brackets, radially arrangedteeth 31 are. tormedion each side of the extending portion of said brackets. These teeth 31 are adapted to mesh with radially arranged teeth 82 whichare formed on each yoke 12.

"Attention is called to the constructionof the brackets 8 andyokes 12, which are of such design that only one type of bracket and yoke is necessary, as either one will serve as right or left. I

What I claim is:

1. In a support for an awning, apair of telescoping arms, a bracket for pivotally supporting one end of each of said arms, the opposite ends of said arms being pivotally secured to an awning pole, said pivotal mountings of said pole 'being at a greater distance apartthan said brackets, and a resilient member adapted to' cooperate with one of said arms for moving one of the telescoping sections thereof.

2. In a support for an awning, a pair of telescoping arms, a bracket forpivotally supporting one end of each of said arms, the opposite ends of said arms being pivotally secured to an awning pole, said pivotal mountings onsaid pole being at a greater distance apart than said brackets, said pole when moved toward said brackets adapted to' telescope said arms. p I V 3. In combination, an awning roller, an awning for said roller, an awning pole for supporting said awning, and a support for said pole,'said support comprising a plurality of sections telescopingly related to one another, said supportbeing pivot-ally secured at one end adjacent and beneath said roller and pivotally secured atits opposite end to sa1d pole,sa1dpole when moved to. a position ad acent said roller-causing the sections of said support to telescope, thereby moving said support to a parallell'ing position relative to said roller and said pole.

4. In combination, an; awning roller, an awning for said roller, .an awning pole for supporting said awning, and a support for said pole, said support comprising a plurality of sections telescopingly related toeach other, said support being 'pivotally secured at one end adjacent and beneath said roller,'and pivotally secured a'titsfopposits end to said pole, said sections of said support providing means for arranging said support parallel with said roller and said pole when saidpoleis in a position'adjacent said roller, said support adapted to be 1,258,977 age arranged diagonally of said roller and said pole When said pole is moved to an extended position.

5. An awning arm comprising telescoping sections, a pivotal support for one of said sections, an awning support swingingly secured to another of said sections, said sections adapted to slide relative to each other when said awning support is moved, said arm and said support adapted to be ar- 10 ranged parallel to each other when said sections of said arm are telescoped.

, GEORGE BAPTISTE. In the presence of H. G. FLETCHER, M. C. HAMMON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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