Patent ID: 6698818
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A recreational vehicle comprising:a chassis adapted for rolling movement over a ground; a main housing attached to the chassis wherein the housing defines an interior living space for the recreational vehicle and wherein the housing includes a first and second side wall and a front and a rear wall; an extendable housing movably mounted in the first side wall of the main housing, the extendable housing having an exterior side wall that is substantially parallel to the first side wall of the main housing wherein the extendable housing is movable between a retracted position wherein the exterior side wall of the extendable housing is positioned proximate the first side wall of the main housing and an extended position wherein the extendable housing extends out from the first side wall of the main housing so as to increase the living space of the main housing; a bed having two sides, a head and a foot that define a longitudinal axis of the bed wherein the bed is mounted within the housing such that the longitudinal axis of the bed is generally parallel to the side walls; and a movement mechanism that mechanically couples the bed to the extendable housing such that when the extendable housing is moved from the retracted position into the extended position, the longitudinal axis of the bed is moved laterally in the direction of travel of the extendable housing; wherein the orientation of the bed when the extendable housing is in the extended position is selected so as to provide spaces between the sides of the bed and their respective side walls of the main housing and the extended housing wherein the spaces facilitate easy access to both sides of the bed.