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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1994
Anthony J DiBiagio, Granger, IN (US);
Marvin P Burns, Nappanee, IN (US);
Larry Martin, Goshen, IN (US);
Holiday Rambler LLC, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Abstract
A trailer having a slideout mechanism for moving an extensible cabin between a retracted position wherein the cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the cabin is substantially outside the trailer. The slideout mechanism comprising an extension means for positioning the cabin between the retracted and extended positions and a leveling means for vertically positioning the cabin floor between a raised position wherein the cabin floor is substantially above the trailer floor and a lowered position wherein the cabin floor is substantially level with the trailer floor. In one embodiment, the leveling means comprises a frame member having a predetermined profile for controlling the vertical movement of the outboard end of the cabin floor as the cabin is positioned between the retracted and extended positions. In other embodiments, the leveling means comprises a cam assembly or a riser assembly for controlling the vertical position of the cabin floor.