Patent ID: 8162352

Claim:
A fifth wheel travel trailer, including: a compartment having a front end, a rear end, a floor and a deck located at the front end at a position higher than the floor; a hitch connected to the deck at a location higher than the floor, the hitch being configured to couple to a mating hitch on a towing vehicle; an outer front wall located adjacent the deck; an outer side wall located adjacent the deck and connected to the front wall to form a corner; a panel located between the side wall and the front wall at the corner; and a chassis having a forwardmost edge member at the front end of the compartment and a side frame member positioned relative to the forwardmost edge member to define a recess, the panel being directed inwardly at an acute angle relative to vertical from the corner toward the interior of the compartment and upwardly from the forwardmost edge member, the panel providing clearance for a portion of the towing vehicle so as to permit the towing vehicle to make a tighter turn without striking the travel trailer.