Patent ID: 7234758

Claim:
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 and a travel lock that secures the slide-out section in the retracted position relative to the exterior wall, the travel lock comprising: an actuator having an operating member and being mounted to the slide-out section so that the operating member is accessible from an interior of the slide-out section for activating the actuator; a pivot arm mounted to the actuator and pivotal by the actuator from a collapsed position to an engaged position, wherein in the collapsed position the slide-out section can be moved from the retracted position to the extended position and wherein in the engaged position the pivot arm interferes with movement of the slide-out section from the retracted position to the extended position; wherein the actuator is a mating gear arrangement; and wherein the actuator includes a first gear coupled to the operating member and a second gear coupled to the pivot arm.