Slide-out member with embedded gear rack for use in slide-out room mechanisms
March 23, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSelf leveling flush slide-out floor Vehicle room slide-out operating mechanism Extension mechanism for travel trailer slide-out rooms Motor-operated slide-out drive system with releasable brake Flush floor slide-out room support system Low profile slide-out operating mechanism for expandable vehicle room Drop room flat floor system employing biasing and cushioning arrangement Flush floor slide-out room support system Sliding mechanisms and systems Bedroom slide out actuator with adjustable height InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 11088227 filed on 03/23/2005US Classes:296/26.01, Variable capacity of body296/26.13, Slidably guided296/175, Body having telescopic sections52/67Telescoping sub and main enclosuresExaminersPrimary: Dayoan, D. GlennAssistant: Blankenship, Greg Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB60P 3/34AbstractA 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 tips that are preferably substantially flush with a bottom surface of the inner driven member; and an outer member that houses the inner driven member along with a gear mechanism that engages with the teeth in the inner driven member to drive the inner driven member, thereby driving the slide-out section. The present slide-out tube overcomes the deficiencies of conventional slide-out tubes by driving the slide-out section in a smooth, uniform, even manner while providing a low profile.Field of SearchVariable capacity of bodyBy changing length and width By changing length Slidably guided By changing width Slidably guided Expansible or collapsible vehicle body Body having slidable bed support Body having telescopic sections Body being expansible from one configuration usable for camping to another configuration usable for camping Body being collapsible to a configuration nonusable for camping condition Body having telescopic sections Body being expansible from one configuration usable for camping to another configuration usable for camping Of interconnected movable louvers Pivoted | |
