Expandable travel trailer
a technology for expanding travel trailers and trailers, applied in the direction of vehicles with living accommodation, transportation items, items transportation vehicles, etc., can solve the problems of water leakage, the bed of these trailers cannot be occupied or used, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing vibration
Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-09
FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS
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Benefits of technology
Enhances usable living space, improves water leakage resistance, reduces debris accumulation, and allows the slide-out area to be occupied before the trailer is fully extended, providing a more stable and functional living space.
Problems solved by technology
A known disadvantage with trailers having tent enclosed sleeping areas is that there is often water leakage in the area where the tent enclosure meets the solid end walls of the trailer body and, further, where the hinged mattress deck meets the solid end wall of the trailer body.
In addition, the beds of these trailers cannot be occupied or used until the trailer is fully set up with all beds extended.
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[0043]FIGS. 1 and 2 generally show an expandable travel trailer 10 having an extendable slide-out area 12 in accordance with the present invention. In FIGS. 1 and 2, only one slide-out area 12 is shown but the present invention envisions that a second slide-out area may be extendable longitudinally from the rear end wall of the travel trailer 10, or laterally extendable from a sidewall of the travel trailer 10. The travel trailer 10 generally includes a rectangular-shaped trailer body 14 that is attached to a conventional chassis 16 (only partially shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). The chassis 16 includes wheels 18 and an extended portion 20 with a trailer hitch 22 for towing the travel trailer 10. An extendable support wheel 24 is connected to the extended portion 20 for supporting the travel trailer 10 when it is parked.
[0044] The trailer body 14 is defined by two longitudinally extending sidewalls 26, a front end wall 28, and a rear end wall 30. The sidewalls 26 and end walls 28, 30 are ...
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The travel trailer includes a chassis having wheels and a trailer body attached to the chassis. The trailer body includes sidewalls, a front end wall, a rear end wall, a roof, and a floor. The sidewalls, end walls, roof, and floor form an internal living space of the trailer body. A slide-out area is slidably extendable outward from the trailer body. The slide-out area is 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 has a roof, sidewalls, a bottom wall, and a front end wall. The front end wall of the slide-out areas is adapted to seal against the trailer body in the retracted position.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 435,868, filed May 12, 2003, which was a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 033,256, filed Dec. 27, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,561,570, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 258,972 filed Dec. 29, 2000, all of which are entitled “Expandable Travel Trailer”.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to an expandable travel trailer and, more particularly, a travel trailer having slide-out areas extendable from the body of the travel trailer. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] In the recreational vehicle industry, folding camping trailers are generally characterized by a solid lower body structure, a vertically extendable solid roof structure, longitudinally and / or laterally extendable sleeping areas or dining areas, and tented sections extending between th...
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IPC IPC(8): B60P3/34B60P3/35
CPCB60P3/34
Inventor GEHMAN, DANA K.TURNER, DAVID R.HALL, JAMES R.THOMPSON, ROBERT H.
Owner FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS