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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2003
Jeffrey P. Few, Elkhart, IN (US);
Bernard F. Garceau, Vandalia, MI (US);
Mark D. Howie, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
James D. Smith, Jr., Cassopolis, MI (US);
Jeffrey P. Few, Elkhart, IN (US);
Bernard F. Garceau, Vandalia, MI (US);
Mark D. Howie, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
James D. Smith, Jr., Cassopolis, MI (US);
Norco Industries, Inc., Compton, CA (US);
Abstract
A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by a drive mechanism that includes two sets of cabling. The drive mechanism includes a frame installed about the opening in the vehicle body. The frame includes a header, a sill and two pre-assembled jambs. The pre-assembled jambs have a plurality of pulleys with a plurality of cables pre-installed inside the jambs around the pulleys. One end of the cables, attached to the slidable room, is pre-strung through a cable extension hole. The other end of the cables extends out an end of the jamb.