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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2005
Robert Schneider, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Robert Schneider, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Lippert Components, Inc., Goshen, IN (US);
Abstract
A slide-out drive member controllably moves a slide-out section that is associated with a vehicle, such as a recreational vehicle, from a retracted position to an extended position. The slide-out drive member includes an inner driven member with embedded teeth with tips that are preferably substantially flush with a bottom surface of the inner driven member; and an outer member that houses the inner driven member along with a gear mechanism that engages with the teeth in the inner driven member to drive the inner driven member, thereby driving the slide-out section. The present slide-out tube overcomes the deficiencies of conventional slide-out tubes by driving the slide-out section in a smooth, uniform, even manner while providing a low profile.