Extendable trailer patio room
View Patent ↗An extensible, exterior room for a recreational vehicle trailer comprising a floor, a roof, and at least one flexible wall is provided. The floor and the roof are each extensible between a stowed position and an open position. The floor is supported at one end by a frame on the underside of the trailer chassis, and at the other end by stabilizer legs with optional wheel mounts that are rotatable between a working and a non-working position. The roof is hinged to the trailer and is supported in the open position by hydraulic struts. The flexible walls are detachable from the roof and floor and may be stowed separately. The exterior room is accessible from the interior of the trailer through an exit, such as a sliding door style patio door.
1. An exterior room for a recreational vehicle trailer comprising:
a floor, extensible between a stowed position and an open position, wherein the floor is supported above ground level by the trailer by at least one rail disposed on an underside of the trailer, wherein at least one edge of the floor is carried within the at least one rail, and by at least one stabilizer leg movable between at least one working position and a non-working position;
a roof, extensible between a stowed position and an open position; and
at least one flexible wall extending between the floor and the roof, when the floor and the roof are both in their open position;
wherein the exterior room is accessible through an exit from the interior of the trailer.
2. The exterior room of claim 1 wherein the at least one stabilizer leg comprises:
a leg portion movable between a raised and at least one lowered position, and
a wheel mounted on a bracket, the bracket being movable between a working position and a non-working position, wherein in the working position, the wheel is substantially perpendicular to ground level, and in the non-working position, the wheel is substantially parallel to ground level;
such that when the stabilizer is in the non-working position, the bracket is in the non-working position and the leg portion is in the raised position, such that the wheel is not in contact with ground level; and when the stabilizer leg is in a first working position, the bracket is in the working position and the leg portion is in a lowered position, such that the wheel is in contact with ground level.
3. The exterior room of claim 2 , wherein when the stabilizer leg is in a second working position, the bracket is in the non-working position and the leg portion in is a lowered position, such that the stabilizer leg supports the floor above ground level.
4. The exterior room of claim 3 wherein the roof is supported in the open position by at least one support post disposed between the roof and the floor.