Half-cassette folding-arm awning · Patented tipping system
Valor
A half cassette, and pitch you can set without touching it.
Pre-release · specification subject to change
Valor sits between Legend and Salute in the line: a folding-arm retractable with a half cassette rather than an open arm or a full enclosure. Its distinguishing feature is a patented tipping system that adjusts the awning’s inclination without acting on the cassette itself, across a 5° to 45° range.
Pitch set at the bracket
The patented tipping system adjusts inclination from 5° to 45° without acting on the cassette. Where a job needs a specific pitch to clear a door head or shed water a particular way, that is set at the bracket.
Half cassette
The cassette shelters the roller and fabric while leaving the arms outside it. Legend leaves the assembly open; Salute encloses all of it. Valor is the middle configuration, and which one suits a job depends on how exposed the wall is and what the customer wants to see when it is closed.
Steel square bar
A 1.57 inch galvanized and painted steel square bar carries the load, with folding belt arms. A different construction from the extruded aluminium lines — worth knowing when you are matching a product to an elevation.
Specification
Folding-arm, half-cassette system
Valor is a folding-arm awning on a 1.57 inch galvanized and painted steel square bar, with a half cassette and belt arms.
Patented tipping system
A patented tipping system allows the awning’s inclination to be adjusted without acting on the cassette itself.
Pitch range
Adjustable from 5° to 45°.
Available projections
Projections of 6′ 11″, 8′ 6″, 10′ 2″, and 11′ 9″. Legend carries the longer 13′ 5″ projection — if a job needs more than 11′ 9″, it is a Legend job.
Projection dictates a minimum width
With one pair of arms, each projection sets a minimum awning width: 8′ 5″ at 6′ 11″, 10′ 1″ at 8′ 6″, 11′ 8″ at 10′ 2″, and 13′ 4″ at 11′ 9″. A narrower opening means a shorter projection or a second arm pair. Confirm against the opening before quoting.
Mounting configurations
Wall or ceiling installation, each also available with a front bar.
Cassette envelope
Wall configuration measures 8.74 inches deep from the wall by 8.58 inches high. Confirm against a current factory drawing on any tolerance-critical install.
Where it fits your board
Valor gives you a half-cassette option between the open-arm Legend and the full-cassette Salute, with pitch adjustment none of the others offer. Which of the three you quote comes down to exposure, appearance when closed, and the projection the opening allows.
Valor is in pre-release. Construction and projection figures below are from the factory specification. Pricing, lead time, stocking packages, fabric range, motorization and warranty are not finalized — ask and we will tell you exactly where each one stands rather than guess.
Where it fits your board
- Openings needing a specific pitch
- Walls where a half cassette suits
- Projections up to 11′ 9″
- Dealers wanting a third retractable tier
Dealer program
Carry the line.
SolarShield manufactures in Milldale, Connecticut and sells wholesale through authorized dealers. We take orders from dealers rather than from homeowners — there is no consumer price list, and homeowner enquiries that reach us are referred out to a dealer. Wholesale pricing, lead times, territory and the full warranty terms are covered on the first call.