Patent ID: 7322628
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: A47B,B60P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a vehicle having an exterior wall defining an opening for a slide-out section to move between an extended position and a retracted position, the slide-out section having at least one wall perpendicular to the exterior wall, a travel lock is pivotally disposed in a pocket of the slide-out wall, the travel lock comprising: an actuator accessible from an interior side opening of the slide-out wall and a lock arm extendible through an exterior side opening of the slide-out wall to secure the slide-out section in the retracted position relative to the exterior wall, wherein pivoting the travel lock from a stowed position extends the actuator and the lock arm through the respective interior and exterior side openings of the slide-out wall, and wherein the actuator can be operated from an interior of the slide-out section to move the lock arm to an engaged position and clamp the lock arm against an interior surface of the exterior vehicle wall.