Seashell Industries offer the SeaShell, an innovative new type of folding arm awning that offers numerous advantages in three key areas: ability to withstand strong wind gusts, flexibility in where it can be fitted, and superior rain protection.
The SeaShell folding arm awning meets Australian standards for wind loads for housing, (AS4055), and can remain open in winds of up to gale force, around 60 km/h. If wind speeds exceed this, the SeaShell folding arm awning will quickly and automatically retract into a folded and locked position and be able to withstand winds of cyclone force.
The SeaShell folding arm awning is a radial awning that opens in a fan-like manner from a central point. The SeaShell folding arm awning can be configured to any degree of a circle, and is ideal for corner locations where it can be configured to a 90 degree quadrant and fit snugly into an inside corner without obstructing either side.
As the strength and weight of the SeaShell is carried at a single central point, it can be fitted along walls that are uneven, have nibs or other small projections or are curved. In addition the SeaShell can overhand corners if required.
The SeaShell Awning is made of an entirely waterproof PVDF fabric which is held taught between its radial arms at regular intervals. This, combined with the 12 degree pitch on the SeaShell Awning, means that rain will run-off the surface and will not pool.