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US 2008/0290689 A1Published application
Slidable room support system
AssigneeNorco Industries, Inc.
InventorBernard F. Garceau
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Abstract
A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. A cable support system supports the slidable room during movement of the slideout unit. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by a drive mechanism separate from the cable support system.
Claims24
A vehicle comprising:
- at least one wall having an opening therein;
- a room inserted into the opening of the at least one wall, the room being reciprocable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a cable support system attached to the at least one wall and the room;
- a means for timing the reciprocation of the room;
- and
- a means for reciprocating the room between the extended position and the retracted position.
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A vehicle comprising:
- at least one wall having an opening therein;
- a room inserted into the opening of the at least one wall, the room being reciprocable between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- a cable support system attached to the at least one wall and the room, the cable support system comprising:
- four pairs of cables, a plurality of pulleys attached to the vehicle, first ends of each cable being attached to the room, second ends of the cables of a pair of cables being connected together, the connected together second ends of one pair of cables being connected to the connected together second ends of another pair of cables forming a connected set of cables, each cable extending about at least one of the pulleys, the first end of one cable of a pair of cables is connected to an upper portion of the room and the first end of the other cable of a pair of cables is connected to a lower portion of the room, the first end of one cable of a pair of cables is connected to an outside portion of the room and the first end of the other cable of a pair of cables is connected to an inside portion of the room, two first ends of the connected set of cables are connected to a left side of the room and the other two first ends of the connected set of cables are connected to a right side of the room.
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A vehicle comprising:
- at least one wall having an opening therein;
- a room inserted into the opening of the at least one wall, the room being reciprocable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a cable support system attached to the at least one wall and the room;
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- a latch mechanism capable of latching the room in a fixed position, the latch mechanism including two strikes, an inside strike attached to an inside portion of the room and an outside strike attached to an outside portion of the room, the latch mechanism engaging the inside strike when the room is in the extended position and the latch mechanism engaging the outside strike when the room is in the retracted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.