Patent ID: 7731256

Claim:
A slide out compartment system comprising: a mobile dwelling assembly including an outer wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, said outer wall extending between said top and bottom walls, said outer wall having an opening extending therethrough; an extension being slidably mounted to said dwelling assembly and forming a covering for said opening, said extension including; an upper wall; a lower wall; an exterior wall extending between said upper and lower walls, said upper and lower walls being slidably coupled to said dwelling assembly to allow said exterior wall to move toward or away from said outer wall, said exterior wall forming a covering for said opening when said extension is in a stored position fully retracted into said dwelling assembly, said upper wall defining a roof and said lower wall a floor of a compartment formed by said extension when said extension is in a deployed position fully extending outwardly away from said dwelling assembly; a lateral wall including an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said first side edge being hingedly coupled to a lateral edge of said exterior wall, said lateral wall being pivotable into a closed position extending between said exterior wall and said outer wall when said extension is in said extended position, said lateral wall being pivoted to a position approximately orientated parallel to said exterior wall when said extension is in a stored position to prevent said lateral wall from substantially extending into said mobile dwelling assembly; and said lateral edge of said exterior wall having a slot therein, said lateral wall being removably extended into said slot when said extension is in said stored position.