Rain dump structure for awning

摘要

An awning assembly (10) adapted to automatically lower an edge of a canopy (14) under a predetermined weight collected on the canopy to remove some of the collected weight from the canopy and thereafter return the canopy to its original position. The assembly includes an arm assembly (16) supporting the outer edge of the canopy, which arm assembly can automatically change effective length under loaded conditions by utilizing an elastic assembly. Alternatively, the awning includes a support arm or a canopy rod (18) or a canopy (14) made of a resilient flexible material which deflects automatically when the predetermined load has collected on the canopy.