Appeal No. 1997-0276
Application No. 08/357,641
The claimed subject matter is directed to a slide-out or
extendable unit or room of a mobile home or recreational
vehicle. The slide-out unit is typically a box with three
sides which can be extended from the mobile home or
recreational vehicle when it is at rest in an off-the-road
situation. One problem with prior art extendable units is
that when the units are retracted into the vehicle, debris on
the top of the extendable unit is brought inside the vehicle.
The claimed invention is directed to a combination cover and
awning, which not only provides shade for a window in the
extendable unit, but also provides a cover for the top of the
extendable unit to prevent debris from resting thereon. Thus,
all debris collects on the top of the cover, and the top of
the extendable unit is kept clear so that it can be retracted
into the mobile home or recreational vehicle.
Claim 1, as found in the appendix to appellants' brief,
is further illustrative of the claimed subject matter.
The references of record relied upon as evidence of
obviousness are:
Sweeney 2,574,423 Nov. 6, 1951
Watson et al. (Watson) 4,819,707 Apr. 11,
1989
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