Patent ID: 6854787

Claim:
A travel trailer, comprising: a chassis having wheels; a trailer body attached to the chassis and comprising rigid sidewalls, a rigid front end wall, a rigid rear end wall, a rigid non-peaked roof, and a floor, the sidewalls, end walls, roof, and floor defining an internal space of the trailer body; a slide-out area extendable outward from the trailer body, the slide-out area extendable from a retracted position received substantially within the trailer body to an extended position extended outward from the trailer body, the slide-out area comprising: a rigid peaked roof; rigid sidewalls connected to the roof; a rigid bottom wall connected to the sidewalls; and a rigid front end wall connected to the roof, sidewalls, and bottom wall; and a removable external support for supporting the slide-out area in the extended position, the support comprising: a support member configured for removable connection to the trailer body; and a leg member connected to the support member, the leg member configured for removable connection to the chassis for supporting the slide-out area in the extended position, wherein the slide-out area is extendable from an end wall of the trailer body, the trailer body end wall defining an opening for receiving the slide-out area into the trailer body, and the front end wall of the slide-out area adapted to seal against the trailer body end wall in the retracted position, and wherein the leg member is pivotally connected to the support member.