Patent ID: 7300086

Claim:
A vehicle having a slide out, the vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a vehicle wall including two side wall sections and defining a vehicle interior; at least one slide out body member extending across an opening in a side wall section of the vehicle body that is capable of movement between a laterally expanded position during recreational use of the vehicle and a retracted position during use of the vehicle for travel on the roads, the slide out body member having a primary wall portion for covering at least a portion of the side wall section of the vehicle body and the body member also including end walls and a bottom and roof extending transverse to the primary wall portion so that the space defined by the slide out member opens into and forms part of the vehicle interior; a support that supports the body member on the body of the vehicle in a way that permits sliding of the slide out relative to the body of the vehicle between the expanded and retracted positions; a drive that drives the body member between said expanded and retracted positions on said support means; and a service connector extending from the vehicle body to associated service fittings in the vehicle slide out, and wherein said service fittings provide services that are selected from the group consisting of electricity, water, gas and/or drainage.