Recreational vehicle screen room enclosure

• US 5,718,253 A
• Filed: 01/24/1996
• Issued: 02/17/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomas Charles Mcnamee
• Original Assignee: Thomas Charles Mcnamee
• Inventors: McNamee, Thomas Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): YIP, WINNIE S
• Application Number:
  US08/590,995
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 135/88.1, 135/88.11, 135/88.12, 135/88.13, 135/88.15, 135/88.17, 135/88.18, 160/55, 160/56, 160/67, 24/129.13
• US Class Current: 135/88.13
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 10/0633 Arrangements for fastening the flexible canopy material to the supporting structure fastening roller shutters to rollers E06B9/171
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/08 Trailer awnings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3924 Sheet material

Abstract

A screen room enclosure for use with an RV having an awning rail and an awning coupled to the awning rail, the enclosure comprising a side panel having a top edge, a first cord coupled to the top edge and having a first engagement means at an end adjacent the awning rail, and a first channel clip comprising a planar section having a slot engageable with the first engagement means, and a non-planar section engageable with the awning rail.

Claims

1. A screen room enclosure for use with a recreational vehicle having an awning rail, a roller tube with a channel, and an awning coupled at a first end to said awning rail and at a second end to the channel of said roller tube, said enclosure comprising:

a side panel having a top edge;

a first cord coupled to said top edge, said first cord having a first engagement means at an end adapted to be adjacent the awning rail and a second engagement means at a second end adapted to be adjacent said roller tube; and

a first channel clip comprising;

a planar section having a slot engageable with said first engagement means, and

a non-planar section adapted to be insertable between the awning rail and the end of the awning coupled thereto in a manner preventing interference of said planar section with said awning; and

a second channel clip comprising;

a planar section having a slot engageable with said second engagement means, and

a non-planar section engageable with said channel.

2. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said first cord comprises an extendable elastic cord supporting said top edge adjacent said awning.

3. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said recreational vehicle has a side, said enclosure further comprising:

a side edge of said panel placeable adjacent said recreational vehicle side;

a second cord coupled to said side edge and having a third engagement means at an end; and

a third channel clip comprising;

a planar section having a slot engageable with said third engagement means;

a non-planar section engageable with said awning rail.

4. The enclosure of claim 3 further comprising:

a fastener coupled to another end of said second cord and being attachable to said RV.

5. The enclosure of claim 3 wherein at least one of said first, second and third engagement means comprises a loop.

6. The enclosure of claim 3 wherein at least one of said first, second, and third engagement means comprises a knot.

7. The enclosure of claim 3 further comprising:

a compressible strip coupled to said side edge and abutting said recreational vehicle for providing a seal.

8. The enclosure of claim 1 further comprising:

a compressible strip coupled to said top edge and abutting said awning for providing a seal.

9. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein said strip is a foam material.

10. The enclosure of claim 9, wherein said foam material is an open foam material.

11. The enclosure of claim 1, said enclosure further comprising:

a front panel having a top edge adjacent to said roller tube; and

an adapter coupled to said top edge and comprising;

an adapter body

a plurality of shanks coupled to said; and

a plurality of welts having different cross sections, each weld being coupled to a respective one of said shanks, and one of said welts being engageable with said channel.

12. The enclosure of claim 11 wherein said adapter has first and second sides, and further comprises:

a longitudinal groove formed in at least one of said sides and being engageable with an element.

13. The enclosure of claim 12 wherein said element is another welt.

14. The enclosure of claim 12 wherein said element is a string of lights.

15. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein said front panel is made from a spunbond polyolefin resin material.

16. The enclosure of claim 15 where said spunbond polyolefin resin material is one of:

(a) Tyvek, and (b) polypropylene.

17. The enclosure of claim 1 further comprising:

an aperture in said side panel; and

a surface clip comprising;

a planar section adapted to be adhesively mounted on said recreational vehicle side; and

a protrusion being engageable with said aperture and having a channel;

a pin being insertable in said channel and constraining a withdrawal of said protrusion from said aperture.

18. The enclosure of claim 17 wherein said side panel comprises a flap in which said aperture is formed.

19. The enclosure of claim 17 wherein said surface clip is comprised of a deformable material.

20. The enclosure of claim 19 wherein said deformable material is a vinyl.

21. The enclosure of claim 17 wherein said surface clip is comprised of a transparent material.

22. The enclosure of claim 1 further comprising:

an aperture in said side panel; and

a surface clip comprising;

a planar section adapted to be adhesively mounted on said recreational vehicle side; and

a protrusion insertable through said aperture and having a leg constraining a withdrawal of said protrusion from said aperture.

23. The screen room enclosure of claim 1 further comprising:

a front panel having a top edge coupled to said awning and two side edges;

a second side panel, said two side panels having front side edges coupled to said front panel side edges and back side edges adapted to be coupled to said recreational vechicle; and

a privacy wall medial said side panels and having a front edge coupled to said front panel and a back edge adapted to be coupled to said RV.

24. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said side panel is made of a spunbond polyolefin resin material.

25. The enclosure of claim 24 wherein said spunbond polyolefin resin material is Tyvek.

26. The enclosure of claim 1 further comprising:

a concave interior shape formed in said awning rail;

a convex exterior shape formed on said non-planar section mateable with said concave interior shape and rotatable within said concave interior shape while constraining displacement of said clip.

27. A channel clip for coupling engagement means to a recreational vehicle awning rail, said channel clip being engageable between the awning rail and an awning having an end coupled to said awning rail, said channel clip comprising:

a planar section having a slot engageable with said engagement means; and

a non-planar section having an outward-facing arcuate end portion adapter to be insertable between the awning rail and the end of the awning coupled thereto said non-planar section, whenever inserted, being wedged between the awning rail and the end of the awning and held in place with the planar section extending generally downward from the awning in a manner preventing interference of said planar section with said awning.

28. The channel clip of claim 27 wherein said slot is generally parallel to said non-planar section.

29. The channel clip of claim 27 wherein said slot has a narrowed section adjacent an opening of said slot thereby constraining displacement of said engagement means.