Abstract: A recreational vehicle has a retaining member extending along the side of a vehicle to retain a cover for an awning. The cover may be formed from a plurality of metallic slats pivotable relative to one another to define a housing for the awning fabric in one pivotable relationship of the slats and to define an extension of the awning fabric in a second pivotable relationship of the slats. The slat closest to the recreational vehicle in the second pivotable relationship of the cover may also have a retaining portion. A first member is provided with detaining portions at its opposite ends to be detained by the retaining member on the recreational vehicle and the retaining portion on the slat closest to the recreational vehicle. The first member may have a coupling portion at an intermediate position between its opposite ends. This coupling portion co-operates with a sealing member to hold the sealing member on the first member. The sealing member may be made from a resilient material such as a vinyl.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for controlling the positioning of an awning relative to a recreational vehicle. The apparatus includes a rotary shaft and a roller mounted on the shaft in concentric relationship with the shaft for rotation with the shaft. An annular cap and a brake member are also mounted on the shaft at one end of the shaft in concentric relationship with the shaft. The brake member may be disposed within the cap. A control member such as a eccentric is disposed on the shaft in eccentric relationship with the cap and is rotatable to first, second and third positions. The eccentric is disposed in the first position in cooperative relationship with the brake member to provide for a rotation of the brake member in a first direction for winding the awning on the roller and to inhibit the brake member against rotation in a second direction for unwinding the awning from the roller.

Abstract: A travel awning for attachment to the side of a vehicle, including an elongated housing for receiving and storing component members of the travel awning, the elongated housing formed from a main housing and a cover housing and with at least some of the component members of the travel awning received partially within the main housing and partially within the cover housing when the housings are closed to a storage position, the cover housing hinged along a bottom portion of the main housing to rotate downward when the housings are opened to an open position and with some of the component members of the travel awning received within the main housing and with some of the component members of the travel awning received within the cover housing when the housings are in the open position, and the housings when in the open position providing unrestricted access to all of the component members of the travel awning.

Abstract: A window awning, including a roll-up mechanism including a roller tube and with one end of an awning fabric attached to the roller tube and then wound around the tube and with the roll-up mechanism providing tension in the awning fabric as the fabric is unrolled from the roller tube, means for attaching the other end of the awning fabric above the window, support arm assemblies extending from either side of the window and each assembly coupled to opposite ends of the roll-up mechanism, each assembly including a main support arm extending at one end from and rotating about an attachment point to the side of the window and coupled at the other end to one end of the roll-up mechanism, a rafter arm extending at one end from and rotating about an attachment point to the side of the window and coupled at the other end to the main support arm at a plurality of positions for providing different awning positions, and means for locking the other end of the rafter arm to the main support arm at any one of the different