Patent ID: 7066517
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A recreational vehicle assembly comprising: a main housing defining an interior living space having a floor located at a first level, wherein the main housing defines a first wall having an opening formed therein; a slide-out housing having a floor with an inclined lower end and an outer wall positioned within the opening in the first wall of the main housing, wherein the slide-out housing is adapted to be movable between a retracted position wherein the floor of the slide-out housing is positioned at a second level above the first level of the floor of the main housing and the outer wall is positioned substantially adjacent the first wall of the main housing and a deployed position wherein the outer wall is extended away from the first wall of the main housing and the floor of the slide-out housing is positioned at a third level below the second level so as to be more planar with the first level; and a hinged flooring mechanism having a movable floor section that engages with the inclined lower end of the slide-out housing floor so as to vertically move the slide-out housing and to thereby move the floor of the slide-out housing between the second and third level.