Abstract: In a bicycle frame comprising a plurality of tubes having hollow ends and a plurality of fittings having pins fitting in the hollow ends, each pin extends along an axis and has an outer surface portion of axially constant section centered on the axis and engaged in the respective tube end, an inner surface portion centered on the axis and flaring axially inward away from the inner end of the respective outer surface portion, and a shoulder surface projecting generally perpendicular from the inner end of the respective inner surface portion and facing outward. Each tube end has an end surface abutting flatly inward on the respective shoulder surface and an inner surface having an inner surface portion fitted tightly over and complementary to the inner surface portion of the respective pin and an outer surface portion radially slightly spaced from and facing the outer surface portion of the respective pin.

Abstract: An awning has a flexible awning panel having generally parallel upper and lower edges, an elongated winder secured to the upper edge and extending along and rotatable about a longitudinally extending winder axis, and a stabilizer bar secured to the lower edge. Respective longitudinally spaced hinged arms have outer ends secured to the stabilizer bar and inner ends. At least one mounting bracket adapted to be secured to a wall or ceiling surface is formed with two transversely spaced and longitudinally extending bracket pivots. At least one respective support engaged around the winder to support same is formed with a plurality of transversely spaced and longitudinally extending support pivots. Two links each having one end pivoted on the bracket at a respective one of the bracket pivots and another end pivoted on the support at a respective one of the support pivots form two opposite sides of a parallelogrammatic-type linkage and the support and bracket forming the other two opposite sides thereof.