Slide-room for recreational vehicle
AssigneeComposite Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Chase, Dennis Dame
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Abstract
A slide-room for installation in a recreational vehicle or other structure is disclosed. The slide-room comprises a shell, which can be constructed from fiberglass. The shell comprises an end wall, a ceiling, a floor, two opposing side walls, and a flange extending from the end wall, wherein the end wall, the ceiling, the floor, the side walls and the flange comprise a one-piece, unitary construction. Also disclosed are methods for molding composite components, such as slide-room. In one specific implementation, the shell for a slide-room is formed from fiberglass using a vacuum assisted resin transfer process.
Claims19
A slide-room comprising:
- a shell comprising an end wall, a ceiling, a floor, two opposing side walls, and a flange extending from the end wall, wherein the end wall, the ceiling, the floor, the side walls and the flange comprise a one-piece, unitary construction.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle wall comprising a slide-room opening;
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- a slide-room installed in the opening and operable to move between a retracted position disposed mostly inside of the vehicle and an extended position extending outwardly from the vehicle wall, the slide-room comprising a fiberglass shell comprising an end wall, a ceiling, a floor, two opposing side walls, and a flange extending from the end wall and overlapping an outer surface of the vehicle wall, wherein the end wall, the ceiling, the floor, the side walls and the flange comprise a one-piece, unitary construction.
A slide-room comprising:
- a fiberglass shell comprising an end wall, a ceiling, a floor, two opposing side walls, and a flange extending from the end wall, wherein the end wall, the ceiling, the floor, the side walls and the flange comprise a one-piece, unitary construction;
- wherein the flange extends beyond the corners of the shell formed by the intersection of each of the ceiling, the floor, and the side walls with the end wall;
- wherein there are no fasteners connecting the end wall, the ceiling, the floor, the side walls and the flange to each other;
- wherein the outside corners of the shell defined by the intersection of each of the ceiling, the floor, and the side walls with the end wall are curved;
- wherein at least one of the ceiling, the floor, and the side walls is formed from one or more layers of fiberglass matting that also form part of the flange;
- wherein the entire extent of the outer surface of the flange is co-planer with an outer surface portion of the end wall that is immediately adjacent the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.