Awning and screen room

Abstract

An apparatus and a method are provided for an assembly use with a wall where the assembly is selectively adjusted between a stored position, an awning position, and a screen room position. The assembly includes a bag configured to be removably attached to the wall, a canopy configured to be deployed from the bag, at least one base assembly attached to one of the bag or the wall, a plurality of poles removably attached to the at least one base assembly for supporting the canopy, and at least one sidewall removably engaging an edge of the canopy where the at least one sidewall is deployed in the screen room position. The bag is configured to receive at least one of the canopy, the plurality of poles, and the at least one sidewall, when the assembly is in the stored position.

1 . An assembly for use with a wall where the assembly is selectively adjusted between a stored position, an awning position, and a screen room position, comprising:
 a bag configured to be removably attached to the wall;   a canopy configured to be deployed from the bag wherein the canopy selectively covers an area adjacent to the wall;   at least one base assembly attached to one of the bag or the wall;   a plurality of poles removably attached to the at least one base assembly, wherein the plurality of poles is configured for supporting the canopy in the awning position and in the screen room position;   at least one sidewall removably engaging an edge of the canopy wherein the at least one sidewall is deployed in the screen room position; and   wherein the bag is configured to receive at least one of the canopy, the plurality of poles, and the at least one sidewall, when the assembly is in the stored position.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one roll-up panel mounted within the at least one sidewall that is configured to provide access to the assembly when the assembly is in the screen room position. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one removable panel within the at least one sidewall to provide access to the assembly when it is in the screen room position. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a removable panel located within the at least one sidewall for providing access to the assembly when it is in the screen room position; and   a roll-up panel located within the removable panel of the at least one sidewall that is configured to provide additional access to the assembly.   
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one elastic loop that is configured to stake the assembly to the ground when the assembly is in the screen room position. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a channel clip attached to the wall that is configured to secure the at least one sidewall of the assembly to the wall when the assembly is in either the awning position or the screen room position. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment mechanism located on the plurality of poles that is configured to be actuated by a user to adjust a length of the plurality of poles. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one accessory pole received by an end of one of the plurality of poles, wherein the at least one accessory pole is configured to support the at least one sidewall in the screen room position. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes at least two segments with at least two different lengths and the at least two segments include a cord within each of the at least two segments that is configured to maintain a connection between the at least two segments and wherein the bag is configured to receive the at least one accessory pole when the assembly is in the stored position. 
     
     
         10 . An assembly for use with a wall where the assembly is selectively adjusted between a stored position, an awning position, and a screen room position, comprising:
 a bag configured to be removably attached to the wall;   a canopy configured to be deployed from the bag wherein the canopy selectively covers an area adjacent to the wall;   at least one base assembly attached to one of the bag or the wall;   a plurality of poles including a first pole and a second pole, wherein the first pole and the second pole each include a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be removably received by the at least one base assembly, and wherein the plurality of poles is configured for supporting the canopy in the awning position and in the screen room position;   at least one accessory pole received by the second end of one of the plurality of poles;   a first sidewall supported by the first pole wherein the first sidewall is deployed when the assembly is in the screen room position;   a second sidewall supported by the second pole wherein the second sidewall is deployed when the assembly is in the screen room position;   a third sidewall supported by the at least one accessory pole wherein the third sidewall is deployed when the assembly is in the screen room position; and   wherein the bag is configured to receive at least one of the canopy, the plurality of poles, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the at least one accessory pole when the assembly is in the stored position.   
     
     
         11 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising at least one roll-up panel mounted within at least one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the third sidewall that is configured to provide access to the assembly when the assembly is in the screen room position. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising at least one removable panel within at least one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the third sidewall to provide access to the assembly when it is in the screen room position. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a removable panel located within at least one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the third sidewall for providing access to the assembly when it is in the screen room position; and   a roll-up panel located within the removable panel that is configured to provide additional access to the assembly.   
     
     
         14 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising at least one elastic loop that is configured to stake the assembly to the ground when the assembly is in the screen room position. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising a channel clip attached to the wall that is configured to secure either the first sidewall or the second sidewall of the assembly to the wall when the assembly is in either the awning position or the screen room position. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes at least two segments with at least two different lengths and the at least two segments include a cord within each of the at least two segments that is configured to maintain a connection between the at least two segments and wherein the bag is configured to receive the at least one accessory pole when the assembly is in the stored position. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising an adjustment mechanism located on the first pole and the second pole that is configured to be actuated by a user to adjust a length of the first pole and of the second pole. 
     
     
         18 . A method of selectively adjusting an assembly for use with a wall, where the assembly is adjusted between a stored position, an awning position, and a screen room position, comprising the steps of:
 providing a bag configured to be removably attached to the wall;   providing a canopy configured to be deployed from the bag wherein the canopy selectively covers an area adjacent to the wall;   providing at least one base assembly attached to one of the bag or the wall;   providing a plurality of poles within the bag;   adjusting the assembly into the awning position by removably attaching the plurality of poles to the at least one base assembly and deploying the canopy to be supported by the plurality of poles;   adjusting the assembly from the awning position into the screen room position by providing at least one sidewall removably engaging an edge of the canopy; and   adjusting the assembly from either the awning position or the screen room position into the stored position by storing within the bag at least one of the canopy, the plurality of poles, and the at least one sidewall.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , further comprising the step of:
 providing an adjustment mechanism located on the plurality of poles configured to adjust a length of the plurality of poles; and   adjusting a length that the canopy is deployed from the bag by operation of the adjustment mechanism to adjust the length of the plurality of poles.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 18 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing a removable panel within the at least one sidewall for providing access to the assembly when it is in the screen room position; and   providing a roll-up panel located within the removable panel of the at least one sidewall that is configured to provide additional access to the assembly.