Slidable room assembly for recreational vehicles
First Claim
1. In a slidable room for use with a housing assembly having an opening with a top edge and side edges having an interior and an exterior side for receiving the slidable room, the slidable room having an exterior wall with a top edge and side edges having an interior and an exterior side, the improvement comprising:
- a main frame assembly affixed to the housing assembly including a pair of spaced a hollow, elongated support members;
a transmission assembly fixedly interposed between the support members for providing a moving force to the slidable room;
a slidable support assembly coupled to the transmission assembly and affixed to the slidable room, the support assembly slidably retained in the pair of support members for extending and contracting in response to operation of the transmission assembly, anda liquid sealing assembly extending between the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room and the top edge and side edges of the opening, the sealing assembly including a first flange member affixed to the interior side of the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room, and a second complementary flange member affixed to the exterior side of the top edge and side edges of the opening, the first and second flange members having a plurality of adjacent protrusions for inhibiting liquid from flowing therebetween.
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Abstract
A slidable room having an improved slide-out assembly and an improved liquid sealing assembly at an interface between an opening in the recreational vehicle and an exterior wall of the room is provided. The slide-out assembly includes a stationary main frame assembly having a pair of support members held in a fixed parallel relationship, a single transmission mechanism fixedly interposed between the support members, and a slidable support assembly slidably retained in the pair of support members for extending and contracting the room. The liquid sealing assembly is disposed around the interface between the slidable room and the opening in the recreational vehicle'"'"'s exterior wall. A first flange member is affixed to a top edge and side edges of the slidable room'"'"'s exterior wall. A second complementary flange member is affixed to a top edge and side edges of the opening in the recreational vehicle. The flange members include adjacent protrusions for inhibiting the flow of liquid therebetween when the slidable room is fully retracted into the recreational vehicle.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. In a slidable room for use with a housing assembly having an opening with a top edge and side edges having an interior and an exterior side for receiving the slidable room, the slidable room having an exterior wall with a top edge and side edges having an interior and an exterior side, the improvement comprising:
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a main frame assembly affixed to the housing assembly including a pair of spaced a hollow, elongated support members; a transmission assembly fixedly interposed between the support members for providing a moving force to the slidable room; a slidable support assembly coupled to the transmission assembly and affixed to the slidable room, the support assembly slidably retained in the pair of support members for extending and contracting in response to operation of the transmission assembly, and a liquid sealing assembly extending between the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room and the top edge and side edges of the opening, the sealing assembly including a first flange member affixed to the interior side of the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room, and a second complementary flange member affixed to the exterior side of the top edge and side edges of the opening, the first and second flange members having a plurality of adjacent protrusions for inhibiting liquid from flowing therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a slidable room for use with a housing having an interface and an opening for receiving the slidable room, said room having an exterior wall including a top edge and side edges and said opening having a top edge and side edges, comprising:
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means for supporting the slidable room; means for extending and contracting the room support means affixed thereto, the extending and contracting means including a single transmission means, and means for inhibiting flow of any liquid entering between the interface of the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room and the top edge and side edges of the opening, the liquid flow inhibiting means including a pair of complementary elongated flange members, a first flange member affixed to the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room, and a second flange member affixed to the top edge and side edges of the opening, the complementary flange members having a plurality of adjacent elongated protrusions extending along a length of the respective flange members for inhibiting flow of liquid therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A slidable room having an exterior wall including a top edge and side edges for use with a housing assembly having a square opening with a top edge and side edges, comprising:
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a stationary main frame assembly affixed to the housing assembly, including a pair of spaced hollow, rectangular, elongated support members held in a fixed parallel relationship, and a transmission assembly fixedly interposed between the support members; a slidable support assembly coupled to the transmission assembly and affixed to the room, the support assembly slidably retained in the pair of hollow support members for extending and contracting the room in response to operation of the transmission assembly; a first flange member affixed to the top edge and side edges of the exterior wall of the room, the first flange member having an elongated portion extending axially away from the exterior wall of the room and including a plurality of protrusions, and a complementary second flange member affixed to the top edge and side edges of the opening, the second flange member having a plurality of protrusions complementary to the protrusions on the first flange member for inhibiting liquid from flowing between the first flange member and the second flange member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a slidable room with a ceiling, floor and walls for use with a housing assembly having an opening for receiving the slidable room, the improvement comprising:
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a main frame assembly affixed to the housing assembly, including a pair of spaced hollow, elongated support members positioned beneath the slidable room; sets of rollers mounted within each support member; support rails mounted in each respective support member on a pair of the roller sets, the support rails being connected to the slidable room to move and support the slidable room; a force transmission assembly mounted within the main frame assembly and between the support members and connected to each support rail for extending and contracting the slidable room relative to the housing assembly; sealing means extending about the housing assembly opening and slidable room for sealing the slidable room in both an extended and contracted state; an electrical junction assembly connected to the slidable room; and an electrical cable connected to the electrical junction assembly for supplying electrical power, wherein at least one of the support rails is hollow and carries the electrical cable therethrough for connection to the electrical junction assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a slidable room with a ceiling, floor and walls for use with a housing assembly having an opening for receiving the slidable room, the improvement comprising:
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a main frame assembly affixed to the housing assembly, including a pair of spaced hollow, elongated support members positioned beneath the slidable room; sets of rollers mounted on each support member; support rails having a first end and a second end mounted in each respective support member on the roller sets, the support rails being connected to the slidable room to move and support the slidable room at the first end; a force transmission assembly mounted within the main frame assembly and between the support members and being connected at the second end of each support rail for extending and contracting the slidable room relative to the housing assembly, wherein the force transmission assembly and the second end of the support rails stay within the main frame assembly for protection against the environment, with the first end connected to the slidable room assembly so as to be positioned adjacent the housing assembly opening when the slidable room is contracted, and the second end of the support rails being driven for extending the slidable room by the force transmission assembly; and first and second sealing means extending about, respectively, the housing assembly opening and the slidable rooms for sealing the slidable room in both an extended and contracted state. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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Specification