Patent ID: 9193291
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for installing an actuating mechanism for extending and retracting a slide-out room, said actuating mechanism including an actuation assembly having an upper rack and a lower rack, said actuation assembly further including temporary assembly straps for parallel alignment of the upper and lower racks, the method comprising the steps of: engaging a horizontal flange of the lower rack of said actuation assembly against a lower side of a floor of said slide-out room to locate said actuation assembly vertically on a side wall of the slide-out room; engaging one of the temporary assembly straps of said actuation assembly proximate a front wall of said slide-out room to locate said actuation assembly horizontally on the side wall of the slide-out room; fastening said upper and lower racks to the side wall of the slide-out room; and removing said temporary assembly straps from said actuation assembly.