RV Awning Support Cover for Injury Prevention

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Solution Overview

Problem

Awnings attached to recreational vehicles pose a risk of injury as the support frame is often close to the ground, potentially causing contact and harm to individuals nearby.

Innovation Solution

A protected awning support system that includes an awning support cover made from padded material, which is secured over the awning support using fixation devices, thereby providing protection and visibility to prevent contact.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the awning support frame is positioned close to the ground surface, then the awning stability is improved, but the risk of injury to persons nearby increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveawning stabilityVSAvoidinjury risk to persons

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A padded cover is placed over the awning support frame before operation begins. The padding material absorbs impact energy and reduces the severity of potential injuries from contact with the support frame, thereby maintaining the frame's close-to-ground stable position while mitigating the injury hazard.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Solution Approach 2:

The padded cover acts as an intermediary element between the awning support frame and persons nearby. It provides a protective barrier that allows the support frame to remain in its stable, low position while preventing direct harmful contact with human body parts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Strength

If the awning support frame is positioned close to the ground surface, then the awning structural efficiency is improved, but the potential for contact with persons increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveawning structural efficiencyVSAvoidcontact potential with persons

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The padded cover is installed in advance over the support frame to cushion any potential contact. This allows the support frame to maintain its structurally efficient, low position while the padding reduces the harmful effects of any contact that may occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Solution Approach 2:

The potentially harmful rigid support frame is covered with soft padding material, converting the harmful rigid surface into a beneficial soft barrier that reduces injury risk while maintaining the frame's structural position and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Data Source

PatentUS12331538B1Awning support protection system

Publication Date: 2025.06.17 HOESE JOHN

AI summary

A protected awning support system that is used in conjunction with a recreational vehicle. The protected awning support system includes an awning, an awning support and an awning support cover. The awning has a proximal edge and a distal edge. The proximal awning edge is attached to the recreational vehicle. When in an open configuration, the awning extends from the recreational vehicle and is supported with the awning support that extends between the awning and the recreational vehicle. The awning support cover includes an elongated cover body and at least one fixation device. The elongated cover body is at least partially fabricated from a padded material. The at least one fixation device is attached to the elongated cover body. When the elongated cover body is positioned over a surface of the awning support, the at least one fixation device retains the elongated cover body on the awning support.