Patent ID: 7410205
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A retractable patio assembly for a recreational vehicle having a wall structure with an access door and an under structure, said retractable patio assembly comprising: (a) a pair of substantially parallel and laterally spaced elongated tracks rigidly attached to said under structure, each track having a horizontally disposed flange portion and a vertically disposed wall portion; (b) a platform having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape, a top surface, a front edge, an opposed rear edge and a pair of substantially parallel side edges joining respectively opposed ends of said front edge and said rear edge, each of said pair of side edges engaging a respective one of said pair of said elongated track means for enabling movement of said platform between a stored position wherein said platform is disposed substantially under said under structure and an extended position wherein said platform is at least partially extended past said wall structure; and (c) means attached to one of said flange portion, said wall portion and a combination thereof of each of said pair of said elongated track tracks and engageable with a predetermined portions of said platform for reducing frictional forces during movement of said platform between said stored position and said extended position.