Patent ID: 9556940
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60P,F16H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A drive assembly for a slide out in an expandable enclosure, the drive assembly comprising: a beam attachable to the slide out, the beam having a first row of teeth extending along on a first side of the beam and a second row of teeth extending along an opposing second side of the beam, the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth extending parallel to each other on the opposing first and second sides of the beam, wherein the teeth in the first row of teeth are offset relative to the teeth in the second row of teeth; and a drive gear having a first gear wheel engagable with the first row of teeth and a second gear wheel engagable with the second row of teeth; and an actuator coupled to the beam to selectively extend and retract the beam.