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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374218 | Slide-out member with embedded gear rack for use in slide-out room mechanisms A slide-out drive member controllably moves a slide-out section that is associated with a vehicle, such as a recreational vehicle, from a retracted position to an extended position. The slide-out drive member includes an inner driven member with embedded teeth with ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370900 | Synchronizer for slide-out room The present invention provides a slide-out room synchronizing mechanism. In one preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the slide-out room synchronizer includes upper and lower timing belts fixed to the side of the slide-out room. Each belt is coupl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360821 | Compound motion slide-out travel lock A compound motion travel lock secures a slide-out section of a vehicle in a retracted position. A lock arm moves in a compound pivoting and translating movement as a manual or power driven actuator provides a linear input to a cam pin and slot arrangement. The rotat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328927 | Securing mechanism for recreational vehicle slide outs A securing mechanism for use with a recreational vehicle (RV) slide out assembly. The securing mechanism structurally interconnects the slide out assembly to the RV when the slide out assembly is in a retracted position and when it is in an extended position. Specif... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316439 | Slide-out room mechanism for recreational vehicles This invention discloses a slide-out room mechanism for recreational vehicles that allows the smooth and stable contraction and extension of slide-out rooms while requiring a minimum of parts or modifications to the recreational vehicle chassis or stationary floor. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309092 | Slidable room assembly A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293814 | Vehicle slide-out framework The present invention relates to a vehicle having a fixed room and a slide-out room which extends and retracts relative to the fixed room. The fixed room includes a floor section, sidewall sections, and a roof section, and the slide-out room includes a floor section... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258382 | Vehicle slide-out operating mechanism The invention provides a vehicle with one or more slide-out sections and a compact operating mechanism for moving each slide-out section between extended and retracted positions. In one form, the vehicle has a primary slide-out section and a secondary slide-out sect... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258390 | Camper trailer A camping trailer adapted for towing behind a motor vehicle comprising a body divided into a sleeping portion, a kitchen portion, and a bathroom portion, wherein the bathroom portion is substantially located over a forward “A” shaped towing frame of the trailer.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258389 | Hydraulic synchronization of slide-out for recreational vehicle A hydraulic synchronization system for a slide-out portion of a recreational vehicle has two cylinders spaced apart and reversed in orientation with respect to one another at opposite sides of the slide-out portion. The bore sides of the cylinders are connected and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240938 | Slide mechanism with elevation adjustment The present invention provides a slide-out mechanism that adjusts the elevation of a slide-out room relative to the main body of a vehicle. In one preferred embodiment, the slide-out mechanisms includes an acme screw elevator on a telescoping support arm below the s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234758 | Travel lock for vehicle slide-out A gear operated pivoting travel lock secures a slide-out section of a vehicle in a retracted position. The travel lock includes a gear box, containing two mating worm gears, that mounts to a wall of the slide-out section. The drive gear is mounted at the end of an o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229123 | Camper slide-out system A slide-out system for a recreational vehicle has a slide block that is form fit with a sliding connection to a track so as to vertically and laterally support a slide-out room relative to the stationary portion of the vehicle. The room is driven in and out by a rac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226116 | Recreational vehicle full wall slide-out A mobile recreational vehicle includes a body enclosing a living area designed to serve as self-contained living quarters during recreational travel. The body is supported on at least one pair of wheels (and often two or more pairs). The vehicle includes a ceiling a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7188889 | Retractable cleanable cover for slide-out unit A retractable cover for a slide-out unit on a recreational vehicle, mobile home, travel trailer, or the like, includes a roll bar that is movable with the slide-out unit away from the side of the vehicle with the roll bar mounted in a housing having a closure plate ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175219 | Expansion linkage In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a vehicle mounting bracket having an adjustable linkage mounting portion. The mounting bracket is fixed to the vehicle and the linkage system, while adjustment bolts on the mounting bracket allow the user to ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163257 | Slide out awning mechanism An awning mechanism for a recreational vehicle having a slider includes a box awning having a frame and a roller disposed therein with an awning rolled about the roller and extendable therefrom. The awning includes a leading edge and a bracket is provided for mounti... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156451 | Housing unit with slide-out, provided with an awning and awning for such a housing unit The invention relates to a housing unit (1), such as a caravan or a motor home with an extensible room (3) or slide-out and an awning (7) with a rollable awning canvas (8) attached above this room (3), so that, when sliding out the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7117646 | Privacy enclosure A privacy enclosure for use on a boat. The privacy enclosure includes a plurality of rigid wall structures that raise in a first vertical direction and extend in a second lateral direction to provide sufficient space for use as a changing room. The privacy enclosure... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111897 | Travel trailer A travel trailer having a two-level chassis supporting at least two discrete floor sections at at least two different heights above the ground with at least one of those floors having a bathroom portion being supported by an upper chassis beam is disclosed. In a pre... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100967 | Recreational vehicle having slide-out atrium room A recreational vehicle comprises a slide-out room. A ceiling of the slide-out room comprises at least one window to allow external light into the slide-out room. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083213 | Securing mechanism for recreational vehicle slide outs A securing mechanism for use with a recreational vehicle (RV) slide out assembly. The securing mechanism structurally interconnects the slide out assembly to the RV when the slide out assembly is in a retracted position and when it is in an extended position. Specif... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077458 | Awning assembly and intermediate supports An awning assembly having two ends is adapted to be mounted on a first structure that is extendable from a second structure for rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation extending between the two ends, the awning assembly having a generally horizontal orientati... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066528 | Slide-out lifting and lowering mechanism A recreational vehicle having a slide-out housing, wherein the slide-out housing may be positioned in either a retracted or deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the slide-out housing extends outwardly from a main housing of the recreational vehicle... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052064 | Sliding mechanisms and systems A quick-release mechanism that allows a motor to be quickly and easily released from a motorized activation assembly to activate a sliding mechanism thereby extending or retracting a slide-out compartment of a recreational vehicle. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052065 | Sliding mechanisms and systems A vehicle includes a slide-out compartment and a sliding mechanism which is used to move the slide-out compartment between an extended position and a retracted position. The sliding mechanism uses a guide member, a sliding member, and a gear to move the slide-out co... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021690 | Locking mechanism for recreational vehicle baggage door A recreational vehicle (RV) with a central actuator that controls locking and unlocking of a plurality of access doors. Each of the access doors has a locking member that is interconnected to the central actuator. Thus, the central actuator may be configured to lock... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6981728 | Sliding mechanisms and systems A system is described which may be used to extend and retract a slide-out compartment of a vehicle. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6948754 | Slide-out operating mechanism An operating mechanism for selectively extending and retracting a slide-out section of a vehicle. The mechanism includes a vertically extending support member fixable relative to a vehicle body. The support member having an upper edge. At least one pair of rollers a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938939 | Room expansion system The slide-out mechanisms described herein are generally composed of two components. More specifically, the slide-out mechanism includes at least one elongated member, also referred to as a ram, which is coupled to the floor of a movable room. This elongated member m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928773 | Flush-seating slide-out room for mobile living quarters A slide-out room for mobile living quarters is moved between a retracted position above the main floor of the main living area to an extended position with the auxiliary floor substantially flush with the main floor by engaging an extendable drive connected at one p... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905154 | Universal room extension A push-pull drive chain mechanism and scissors linkage assembly and lifter assembly all powered by hydraulic cylinders to affect the coordinated, linear movement of an expandable room in a recreational vehicle. The drive chain moves generally vertically along a firs... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886875 | Securing mechanism for recreational vehicle slide outs A securing mechanism for use with a recreational vehicle (RV) slide out assembly. The securing mechanism structurally interconnects the slide out assembly to the RV when the slide out assembly is in a retracted position and when it is in an extended position. Specif... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6871897 | Low profile slideout assembly A low-profile sideout drive mechanism includes a movable support rail for the sideout formed of an outer channel and a nested inner channel having a vertical height less than the outer channel. The inner and outer channels define a tubular rail or ram wherein the in... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6860544 | Recreational vehicle slide-out awning with intermediate support An intermediate support for a retractable roll awning. The support is positioned between two end brackets and provides additional support. The support includes a two support surfaces for supporting the roll awning in two directions. Alternatively, the support may co... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854787 | Expandable travel trailer The travel trailer includes a chassis having wheels and a trailer body attached to the chassis. The trailer body includes sidewalls, a front end wall, a rear end wall, a roof, and a floor. The sidewalls, end walls, roof, and floor form an internal living space of th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6772563 | Mobile accommodation unit in container form A mobile accommodation unit in container form for use as mobile hospital or mobile control or command center or the like has a box-shaped main box element and at least one secondary box element. In a transport state, the secondary box element is telescoped into the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6729679 | Recreational vehicle slide-out awning with intermediate support An intermediate support for a retractable roll awning. The support is positioned between two end brackets and provides additional support. The support includes a two support surfaces for supporting the roll awning in two directions. Alternatively, the support may co... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698818 | Recreational vehicle with movable bed A slideout-bed coupling system for a recreational vehicle that allows the bed to be positioned at desirable locations when the slideout is in retracted and extended configurations. By selectively coupling the slideout to the bed during the movement operat... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6681531 | Twin motor drive for a slide-out room The present invention provides a drive mechanism for a slide-out room including a support rail for mounting under the slide-out room and moving through a guide mounted to the vehicle. The support rail includes a rack which is driven by a pinion gear mount... | 01/27/2004 |
