Patent ID: 6623058
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A recreational vehicle comprising:a chassis having first and second ends and first and second lateral sides; a set of wheels attached to the chassis to permit rolling movement over the ground; a main housing having a floor positioned on the chassis, first and second, side walls and first and second end walls and a roof mounted atop the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall and the second end wall so,as to define an interior living space, wherein the first side wall defines an opening therein that extends a lateral, distance in the first side wall and a vertical distance such that the opening in the first side wall defines an upper portion and lower portion of the first-side wall; a slide out housing that is mounted in the opening in the first side wall, wherein the slide out housing is movable between a retracted position wherein the slide out housing is retracted into the opening so as to be substantially positioned within the main housing and an extended position wherein the slide out housings extended outward from the opening so that a portion of the slide out housing is extended outward from the, first side wall; and securing mechanism that engages with the slide out housing and the upper, portion and the lower portion of the first side wall such that the securing mechanism, in combination with the slide out housing, inhibits movement between the upper portion of the first side wall and the lower portion of the first side wall of the main housing when the slide out housing is in the retracted position wherein the securing mechanism comprises first and second securing members and first and second receptacles that receive the first and second securing members and wherein the first and second securing members and the first and second receptacles are positioned adjacent the upper and lower edges of the slide out housing-and wherein the first and second securing members extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls.