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US 7,841,645 B2Granted
Vehicles with retractable portions
AssigneeLee Joint Venture
InventorsDavid M. Diamond, Jay L. Howard
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Abstract
An extendible secondary living space for a vehicle. The extendible living space may move from a retracted position in which it is substantially integrated within or in close proximity to a primary living space of the vehicle, to an extended position in which it provides an open-air porch or balcony accessible from the primary living space. The extendible living space may be extended from any wall of the vehicle, such as a side wall or rear wall, and may be particularly well suited for use in motorized recreational vehicles.
Claims9
A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a primary vehicle portion defining a primary interior living space;
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- a secondary vehicle portion movable between a retracted position in which the secondary vehicle portion is substantially contained within the primary vehicle portion, and an extended position in which the secondary vehicle portion extends outside the primary vehicle portion and provides a secondary living space in addition to the primary interior living space;
- wherein the secondary vehicle portion includes a lower panel configured to move from a first position in which the lower panel is integrated within a side wall portion of the primary living space to a second position in which the lower panel defines a floor portion of the secondary living space, and an upper panel configured to move, substantially without changing angular orientation, from a first position in which the upper panel is integrated within the side wall portion of the primary living space to a second position in which the upper panel defines an outboard railing of the secondary living space.
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A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a primary vehicle portion defining a primary interior living space;
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- an extendible secondary vehicle portion operatively coupled to the primary vehicle portion, the secondary vehicle portion movable between a retracted position and an extended position and providing an open-air balcony when in the extended position;
- wherein the secondary vehicle portion includes a pair of substantially planar and nonoverlapping members movable from a first configuration in which the members collectively define a side wall portion of the vehicle when the secondary vehicle portion is in the retracted position, to a second configuration in which the members define portions of the open-air balcony when the secondary vehicle portion is in the extended position;
- wherein the pair of members includes an upper member and a lower member configured to rotate relative to each other as the secondary vehicle portion moves from the retracted position to the extended position;
- wherein the upper member defines an outboard railing of the balcony when the secondary vehicle portion is in the extended position;
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- wherein the upper member is configured to remain substantially parallel to a side wall of the primary interior living space as the secondary vehicle portion moves between the retracted position and the extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.