Patent ID: 7802834

Claim:
A slide-out system for a vehicle comprising: a first drive mechanism anchored to a floor of the vehicle; a first slide out section including a first wall that is movable relative to an exterior wall of the vehicle, the first wall defining a floor of the first slide out section, the first wall coupled to a first driven member engaged by said first drive mechanism, the first driven member being disposed interior to the vehicle relative to the first slide-out section; a second drive mechanism anchored to the first wall such that the second drive mechanism is located on the floor of the first slide out section; a second slide-out section including a second wall that is movable relative to the first wall, the second slide-out section coupled to a second driven member engaged by said second drive mechanism, the second driven member being disposed interior to the vehicle relative to the second slide-out section; such that when said slide-out system is extended: said first slide-out section is extended relative to said vehicle exterior wall; said second slide-out section is extended relative to said first slide-out section and relative to said vehicle exterior wall; and said first and second drive mechanisms and said first and second driven members are substantially hidden from an exterior view of the vehicle.