Slide-out mechanism for recreational vehicles

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2007-07-03

2007-07-03

Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Variable capacity of body

C296S026010

Reexamination Certificate

active

11336412

ABSTRACT:
A recreational vehicle comprising a vehicle frame having a plurality of wheels and a coach having a slide-out mounted on the vehicle frame is disclosed herein. In particular, the recreational vehicle comprises an improved slide-out mechanism for deploying and retracting slide-out structures from the coach of the recreational vehicle. In one aspect, the recreational vehicle may comprise an armature having a fixed member with a roller and a guiding channel mounted to the vehicle frame and a rail member slidably positioned within the fixed member so as to contact the roller, wherein the rail member is adapted to telescopically extend from the fixed member through the guiding channel so as to deploy and retract the slide-out. Also, the recreational vehicle may further comprise an actuator assembly having a first gearing mechanism displaced from the roller a first distance and housed within the guiding channel so as to contact the rail member at the first distance, wherein the first gearing mechanism can be displaced from the roller at a second distance that is greater than the first distance so as to improve the weight distribution of the slide-out.

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