Expanding caravan
First Claim
1. An expanding caravan comprising a first module having a roof, a floor and opposite ends and at least one second module having a roof, a floor and opposite ends receivable by the first module, wherein the caravan has a contracted condition in which the or each second module is received by the first module such that the floor of the or each second module overlies the floor of the first module and an expanded condition in which the or each second module is displaced relative to the first module to increase the usable floor space, the floor of the first module having provided thereunder one or more sleeve members and a corresponding number of sliding members having first and second ends, the or each sleeve member being arranged to receive therein a second end of a respective one of the sliding members while the first end of the sliding member is supportively and pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the second modules.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an expanding caravan comprising first and second modules wherein the caravan has a contracted condition in which the second module is received by the first module and an expanded condition in which the second module is displaced relative to the first module to increase the usable floor space.
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- 1. An expanding caravan comprising a first module having a roof, a floor and opposite ends and at least one second module having a roof, a floor and opposite ends receivable by the first module, wherein the caravan has a contracted condition in which the or each second module is received by the first module such that the floor of the or each second module overlies the floor of the first module and an expanded condition in which the or each second module is displaced relative to the first module to increase the usable floor space, the floor of the first module having provided thereunder one or more sleeve members and a corresponding number of sliding members having first and second ends, the or each sleeve member being arranged to receive therein a second end of a respective one of the sliding members while the first end of the sliding member is supportively and pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the second modules.
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