Abstract: An awning construction particularly adapted for mounting on a mobile home. The awning includes an awning shade having one end fixed to an outside wall of the mobile home, and the other end of the awning shade is attached to an awning roller, which roller is pivotedly connected to the same outside wall. The awning roller includes an elongated torque rod which is nonrotatably connected to a pair of support arms. The support arms are pivotedly connected to the outside wall. A tube is rotatably mounted on the torque rod and is secured to the other end of the awning shade. A torsion spring connects the torque rod with the tube to rotate the tube relative to the torque rod and holds the tube up against the wall of the mobile home in its normal condition. A lock releasably locks the tube relative to the torque rod to allow the tube to stay selectively in an extended position away from the side wall.