Abstract: Method for assembling an awning, including method for tensioning awning material about an awning frame. The awning material is secured to the top rear of the frame and stretched over the bottom front and each bottom side of the frame. Pieces of spline are thereafter placed atop the material and pressed into slots defined by frame members on the bottom front and bottom sides of the frame. Keeper members are thereafter inserted into the slots in abutting engagement with the spline and are secured to the inner frame members.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 1986
Date of Patent:
May 19, 1987
Assignees:
American Floor Covering Company, American Awning & Shade Shop, Inc.