Patent ID: 8366168
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B60J,B60P,E06B

Abstract:
1. A sealing system used in combination with a recreational vehicle having a slide out room defining an interior space, said recreational vehicle having a first sidewall including an interior and exterior side, said first sidewall having an opening therethrough which said slide out room is movable between a retracted and extended position relative to said first sidewall, said opening having a first transverse surface defining said opening and spanning between said interior and exterior sides of said sidewall, said slide out room including a second sidewall spaced from said first sidewall and an end wall defining said interior space, said end wall including a peripheral flange extending outward from said end wall and having a second transverse surface, said slide out room being shiftable between a retracted position in which said peripheral flange fits within said opening, said first transverse surface being substantially aligned with said second transverse surface and an extended position wherein said peripheral flange is outwardly spaced from said first sidewall, said seal system comprising: a first bulb seal adapted for being affixed to said first sidewall along said transverse surface thereon, said first bulb seal having a base including a central portion for spanning said transverse surface, said central portion of said base continuing into mounting flanges being bendable into a position straddling said first sidewall, a first bulb portion of said first bulb seal upstanding from said base and having opposite sides being concave so that said first bulb portion has an hourglass shape; a second bulb seal adapted for being affixed to said peripheral flange along said transverse surface thereon, said second bulb seal having a base including a central portion for spanning said second transverse surface, said central portion of said base continuing into mounting flanges being bendable into a position straddling said peripheral flange, a second bulb portion of said second bulb seal upstanding from said base and having opposite sides being concave so that said second bulb portion has an hourglass shape, said second bulb seal positioned so that one of said sides of said second bulb portion mates complementarily with one of said sides of said first bulb portion when said first transverse surface is substantially aligned with said second transverse surface.