Patent ID: 8136306

Claim:
A retractable enclosure comprising: a) at least a first bay and a second bay, the first and second bays configured to move between retracted and extended positions, the first and second bays telescopically overlapping when in the retracted position; b) tracks supporting the first bay and enabling movement of the first bay between the retracted and extended positions; and c) a drive system for moving the first bay along the tracks between the retracted and extended positions, the drive system including i) a motor assembly including a motor and a drive pulley, the drive pulley provided proximate to a first position on the tracks, ii) at least one return pulley provided proximate to a second position on the tracks spaced apart from the first position, and iii) a cable linking the drive and return pulleys, the cable coupled to the first bay, wherein operation of the motor assembly circulates the cable between the drive and return pulleys causing the first bay to move along the tracks between the first and second positions.