Patent ID: 6886875

Claim:
A recreational vehicle comprising: a main housing having a plurality of walls that are joined together so as to define an interior living space with a floor and a roof, wherein the plurality of walls includes a first wall having an opening formed therein so as to define upper and lower portions of the first wall; a slide-out housing positioned in the opening in the first wall so as to be movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the slide-out housing having upper and lower outer edges that are positioned adjacent the upper and lower portions of the first wall when the slide-out housing is in the retracted position; a securing mechanism having a first plurality of securing components positioned adjacent the upper and lower portions of the first wall and a second plurality of securing components positioned adjacent the upper and lower outer edges of the slide-out housing, wherein the second plurality of securing components engages with the first plurality of securing components when the slide-out housing is in the retracted position so as to couple the upper and lower outer edges of the slide-out housing to the upper and lower portions of the first wall to thereby inhibit movement between the upper and lower portions of the first wall when the slide-out housing is in the retracted position; wherein the second plurality of securing components comprises a plurality of securing members, and wherein the first plurality of securing components comprises a plurality of securing receptacles that receive the plurality of securing members when the slide-out housing is in the retracted position.