Patents Assigned to Zip Dee, Inc.
  • Automatic awning for recreational vehicle
    Patent number: 5823216
    Abstract: An automatically extendible and retractable awning for a vehicle. Awning material is connected at one end to a recreational vehicle and at the other end to a roller assembly, said roller assembly which is movable between a stored position where the awning material is wrapped around the roller assembly and is positioned adjacent the recreational vehicle and an extended position where the awning material extends away from the recreational vehicle. Mechanism provides energy to the roller assembly to effectuate movement of the roller assembly between the extended and the stored positions. Two support arm assemblies, each being mounted at one end to the recreational vehicle and at the other end to the roller assembly are movable between a stored position where the support arm assemblies are close and generally parallel to the side of the recreational vehicle and an extended position where the support arm assemblies extend away from the recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Zip Dee, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Simonetti
  • Automatic awning for recreational vehicle
    Patent number: 5813424
    Abstract: An automatically extendible and retractable awning for a vehicle. Awning material is connected at one end to a recreational vehicle and at the other end to a roller assembly, said roller assembly which is movable between a stored position where the awning material is wrapped around the roller assembly and is positioned adjacent the recreational vehicle and an extended position where the awning material extends away from the recreational vehicle. Mechanism provides energy to the roller assembly to effectuate movement of the roller assembly between the extended and the stored positions. Two support arm assemblies, each being mounted at one end to the recreational vehicle and at the other end to the roller assembly are movable between a stored position where the support arm assemblies are close and generally parallel to the side of the recreational vehicle and an extended position where the support arm assemblies extend away from the recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Zip Dee, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Simonetti
  • Automatic awning for recreational vehicles
    Patent number: 5597006
    Abstract: An automatically extendible and retractable awning for a vehicle. Awning material is connected at one end to a recreational vehicle and at the other end to a roller assembly, said roller assembly which is movable between a stored position where the awning material is wrapped around the roller assembly and is positioned adjacent the recreational vehicle and an extended position where the awning material extends away from the recreational vehicle. Mechanism provides energy to the roller assembly to effectuate movement of the roller assembly between the extended and the stored positions. Two support arm assemblies, each being mounted at one end to the recreational vehicle and at the other end to the roller assembly are movable between a stored position where the support arm assemblies are close and generally parallel to the side of the recreational vehicle and an extended position where the support arm assemblies extend away from the recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Zip Dee, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Simonetti
  • Slatted cover
    Patent number: D409556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Zip Dee. Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Miller
  • Arm locking mechanism for side out awning
    Patent number: D424407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Zip Dee, Inc.
    Inventor: Caryl L. Wallace