Patent ID: 6869092

Claim:
A retractable deck for a recreational vehicle having a forward end, a rearward end, opposite sides, a door in one of said sides, and an underside which is spaced above a support surface, comprising: front and rear transversely extending support rails secured to the underside of the vehicle having inner ends positioned beneath the vehicle and outer ends which are positioned adjacent the side of the vehicle in which the door is mounted; each of said support rails having upper and lower ends; said front and rear support rails having a channel; each of said front and rear support rails having a substantially vertically disposed wall portion extending downwardly from each channel; a deck support having inner and outer ends, a forward side and a rearward side; said deck support including front and rear deck supports which are movably mounted on said front and rear support rails, respectively; a substantially horizontally disposed deck secured to and extending between said front and rear deck supports; said front and rear deck supports and said deck secured thereto being selectively movably mounted between a retracted position below the underside of the vehicle and an extended position wherein said deck is positioned outwardly of the said one side of the vehicle.