Abstract: An awning cover assembly for use in protecting an awning installed on recreational vehicles and mobile homes or the like is provided, wherein a first end of said awning is attached to a vertical mounting surface and a second end of said awning is connected to an extendable arm of an awning bracket supported on said vertical mounting surface by an awning bracket holder, the improvement wherein said awning cover assembly comprises:an elongated hood member including open rear and bottom portions, protective top and front portions, and opposing protective side portions extending rearwardly and downwardly from said front and top portions, respectively;mounting mechanism pivotally attached to the rear of said top portion of said hood member, said mounting mechanism permitting said hood member to be rotated upwardly and rearwardly upon mounting of said hood member on said vertical mounting surface, anda connector which cooperatively engages in fixed position both an upper portion of said awning bracket holder and sa

Abstract: A portable metal detector of the treasure finder type, comprises a shaft on the forward end of which is a conventional detector head. Intermediate the length of the shaft is a handle to be grasped by the user, whose forearm at the elbow rests in an upwardly opening cradle at the rear end of the shaft. Depending from the rear end of the shaft is a squared stud that removably fits in a squared socket held by a double-acting spring to resist horizontal swinging movement of the socket in either direction. The spring and socket are mounted on a bracket on a belt worn by the user, and overlie his hip. In another embodiment, the belt has a projection that supports the detector both when the projection is disposed over the hip and when the projection is centered in front of the user. In that latter case, the uprights forming the cradle have rotatable sleeves thereon that are grasped by the hands of the user to swing the detector from side to side.