Travel trailer frame support
First Claim
1. In combination, a mobile structure and a frame support for said mobile structure, said mobile structure including a longitudinal frame, an axle attached in said frame and carrying wheels, a floor secured to said frame, side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said floor, one of said side walls having an opening formed therein rearwardly of said axle, a roof overlying said end walls and side walls, a slideout room fitting in said side wall opening, and being shiftable between extended and retracted positions, said frame support including a strap secured at one end portion to one of said floor and frame and continuing in tension rearwardly of said side wall opening upwardly along one of said end walls and forwardly along said roof, said strap secured at its other end to said roof.
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Abstract
In a travel trailer having a floor, side and end walls, and a roof where the floor is supported by frame members. The trailer is provided with a frame support taking the form of a strap which is connected at one end to a rear end portion of the floor or frame members and which passes upwardly and forwardly along the roof of the trailer where its opposite end is connected to the roof. The purpose of the frame support is to prevent sagging of the floor and frame members.
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4 Claims
- 1. In combination, a mobile structure and a frame support for said mobile structure, said mobile structure including a longitudinal frame, an axle attached in said frame and carrying wheels, a floor secured to said frame, side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said floor, one of said side walls having an opening formed therein rearwardly of said axle, a roof overlying said end walls and side walls, a slideout room fitting in said side wall opening, and being shiftable between extended and retracted positions, said frame support including a strap secured at one end portion to one of said floor and frame and continuing in tension rearwardly of said side wall opening upwardly along one of said end walls and forwardly along said roof, said strap secured at its other end to said roof.
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