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OwnerPatrick W. McManus, James E. Dewald, Jr. +1inventors
InventorsPatrick W. McManus, James E. Dewald, Jr., Martin P. McManus
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A flush floor device for use on recreational vehicles having slide out rooms includes a floor of the slide out room that according to one embodiment of the invention pivots relative to the slide out room's outer wall. When the slide out room is extended, the inner edge of the auxiliary floor moves into a flush position with the main floor, and the outer edge of the auxiliary floor deflects downwardly along with the supporting extensible members. An edge unit attached to the main floor includes a nylon camming member which cams against the auxiliary floor in order to smoothly raise or lower the auxiliary floor inner edge as the slide out room is retracted or extended. According to another embodiment of the invention, a system of levers maintains the auxiliary floor generally coplanar with the main floor. According to still another embodiment of the invention, the entire slide out room is raised and lowered while maintaining the floor of the slide out room substantially horizontal.
Transportable living quarters having a main living area having a main floor and a slide out room assembly extendable from the main living area to an extended position to provide an auxiliary living area and retractable to a retracted position within the main living area when the transportable living quarters is moved, an extendable member mounted on the main living area and secured to the slide out room for extending and retracting the slide out room, said slide out room including a pair of side walls, an outer wall extending between said side walls, and a slide out room floor connected to one of said walls for movement relative to said walls, said main living area defining a fulcrum across which said slide out room floor moves as the slide out room is extended and retracted, said slide out room floor having an inner edge slidable and pivotable with respect to said fulcrum and an opposite outer edge adjoining said outer wall whereby said slide out room floor slides and pivots about said fulcrum as the slide out room is extended and retracted to move said slide out room floor between a flush position flush with the main floor when the slide out room is extended to a sliding position sliding on said main floor to permit retraction of the slide out room into the main living area.
Transportable living quarters comprising:
Transportable living quarters comprising a fixed frame supporting a main floor, and an enclosure extending from said main floor to define with said main floor a main living area;
A transportable living quarters having a main frame supporting a main living area and a slide out room assembly extendable from the main living area to an extended position to provide an auxiliary living area and retractable into the main living area to a retracted position when the mobile living quarters is moved, said slide out room including a slide out floor, said slide out floor being slidable along a main floor defining the main living area when the slide out room is moved away from the extended position, a horizontally moving support member for supporting the slide out room as it is moved between the extended and restricted positions, and a sliding connection between the support members and the slide out room permitting said slide out room to slide relative to the support member in a substantially vertical direction to permit the slide out floor to drop into a position flush with the main floor, said sliding connection including a bracket mounted on said slide out room, a pair of vertically oriented slots in said bracket, a pair of integral protrusions extending from said support member defining pins rigidly connected to said support member and slidably received in said slots to constrain movement of the pins in the slots to a generally vertical direction.
Transportable living quarters having a main living area having a main floor and a slide out room assembly extendable from the main living area to an extended position to provide an auxiliary living area and retractable into the main living area to a retracted position when the mobile living quarters is moved, said main floor defining a fulcrum, said slide out room including a slide out floor pivotal with respect to said fulcrum and an opposite outer edge whereby said slide out floor slides over and pivots about said fulcrum as the slide out room is extended and retracted to move said slide out floor between a flush position flush with the main floor when the slide out room is extended to a sliding position sliding on said main floor to permit retraction of the slide out room, and means responsive to pivoting of said floor about said fulcrum for biasing said outer edge to thereby control movement of the slide out room floor as the slide out room is extended and retracted.
A transportable living quarters having a main frame supporting a main living area and a slide out room assembly extendable from the main living area to an extended position to provide an auxiliary living area and retractable into the main living area to a retracted position when the mobile living quarters is moved, said slide out room including a slide out floor, said slide out floor being slidable along a main floor defining the main living area when the slide out room is moved away from the extended position, a horizontally moving support member for supporting the side out room as it is moved between the extended and retraced positions, and a movable connection between the support members and the slide out room permitting said slide out room to slide relative to the support member in a substantially vertical direction to permit the slide out room floor to drop into a position flush with the main floor.
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