IP Library Patent Application 15932444
Patent Application
App. No. 15/932,444

Slide-out assemblies for recreational vehicles

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15/932,444
Abstract

Slide-out assemblies for recreational vehicles are provided where the slide-out assembly has a non-rectangular floor, with one side wall of the slide-out assembly which can be extended outward further from the vehicle than the other side wall, and wherein the movement of the slide-out assembly into and out of the RV includes pivotal motion and/or motion along a non-linear path. In addition, slide-out assemblies according to the present invention include a curved roofline to facilitate fluid run off.

Claims (28)

1 . A slide-out assembly for use with a vehicle, wherein the slide-out is movable into and outward from that vehicle so as to change the interior space available in that vehicle, comprising:

a first wall and a second wall, and

the first wall extends outward further from the vehicle than the second wall when the slide-out assembly is fully moved outward from that vehicle.

2 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 1 , where in the first wall and the second wall are moved with respect to the vehicle by separate driving apparatus.

3 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 2 wherein the first wall and the second wall are driven by motors that are not synchronized for at least a portion of the movement paths of the first and second walls.

4 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 1 wherein the first wall and the second wall have different movement paths, at least in part, when moving into and outward from the vehicle.

5 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 1 wherein the second wall pivots with respect to the vehicle for at least a portion of the outward movement of the first wall with respect to that vehicle.

6 . A slide-out assembly for use with a recreational vehicle, wherein the slide-out is movable into and outward from that vehicle so as to change the interior space available in that vehicle, comprising:

a floor,

a first wall and a second wall, formed at opposing sides of the floor,

a roof joining the first and second walls, and extending over the floor, and

the roof having different elevations from the floor between the first and second walls, so as to facilitate fluid run off of the roof, along a curvilinear roofline.

7 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 6 wherein the roof is arched so as to have a higher elevation between the first and second walls than it has at the junctions with the first and second walls.

8 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 6 wherein the first wall has a shorter height than the second wall, such that the roof is inclined downwardly toward the first wall.

9 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 8 wherein the roof is arched so as to have a higher elevation between the first and second walls than it has at either junction with the first or second walls.

10 . A slide-out assembly for use with a vehicle, wherein the slide-out is movable into and outward from that vehicle so as to change the interior space available in that vehicle, comprising:

a floor having front edge, a back edge, and first side edge joining the front edge with the back edge, and a second side edge joining the front edge with the back edge, and

the length of the first side edge is substantially longer than the length of the second side edge.

11 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a first side wall and a second side wall, mounted adjacent the first and second side edges, respectively, and each extending vertically from the floor, and

the first side wall extends outward further from the vehicle than the second wall when the slide-out assembly is fully moved outward from that vehicle.

12 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 11 wherein the second side wall pivots with respect to the vehicle for at least a portion of the outward movement of the first side wall with respect to that vehicle.

13 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a roof joining the first and second side walls, and extending over the floor, and

the roof having different elevations from the floor between the first and side second walls, so as to facilitate fluid run off of the roof, along a curvilinear roofline.

14 . The slide-out assembly according to claim 10 having the ornamental design for a slide-out assembly, substantially as shown and described in the Figures.

15 . The ornamental design for a slide-out assembly roofline of claim 14 , substantially as shown in FIG. 5 .

16 . The ornamental design for a slide-out-assembly roofline of claim 14 , substantially as shown in FIG. 6 .

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT-ABL Recorded Dec 18, 2019
From: THOR TECH, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 051366/0295 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT-TL Recorded Dec 18, 2019
From: THOR TECH, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 051366/0427 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: RHYMER, JOHN
To: THOR TECH, INC.
Reel/Frame 047874/0584 →