Patent ID: 7021690

Claim:
A recreational vehicle comprising: a frame mounted on wheels adapted to be rollaby moved over the ground; a housing comprising a plurality of walls built on the frame so as to define an interior living space having a bathroom and a bedroom wherein the housing further defines a plurality of storage spaces each having an access opening adjacent the exterior walls of the housing; a plurality of access doors positioned adjacent the outer wall of the housing adjacent the access openings of the plurality of storage spaces, wherein the plurality of access doors are hingeably attached to the housing so as to be movable between an open position, wherein access to the storage space is provided via the access opening, and a closed position wherein the storage space is secured from entry via the access opening; a locking system having a plurality of locking members and a central actuator, wherein the plurality of locking members engage with the plurality of access doors such that the plurality of locking members in a locked configuration lock the plurality of access doors into the closed position and in an unlocked configuration permit the plurality of access doors to be moved to an open position and wherein the central actuator is mounted within the housing and is coupled to the plurality of locking members such that controlling of the central actuator results in the plurality of locking members moving between a locked and unlocked configuration; wherein each of the locking members comprises: a strike defined by the access door and a movable bolt mounted to the housing such that in the locked configuration a portion of the bolt engages the strike so as to prevent opening of the door and wherein in the unlocked configuration the bolt retracts from the strike so as to permit opening of the door; and a cam that is rotatably mounted to the housing such that the cam engages the bolt, wherein the cam being in a first orientation causes the bolt to be pushed into the strike for the locked configuration and wherein the cam being in a second orientation allows the bolt to retract from the strike for the unlocked configuration, wherein the rotation of the cam is mechanically actuated.