BOTTOM SEAL FOR USE WITH RV SLIDE OUT ROOMS AND WINDOWS

摘要

A seal assembly (400) is used with a slide-out room in a mobile living quarters. The seal assembly (400) includes three sealing lips (402) which are adapted to abut a top phalange (406) of a slide-out room when the room is a retracted position. The sigma seal (400) includes a pair of opposing concave walls 404 which are adapted to collapse when the slide-out room is in a retracted position. The sigma seal (400) is further adapted to be secured to a wall or a static surface (410) of a mobile living quarters. In addition, a further seal assembly includes a bottom seal (500), with the seal positioned above a wheel well (510) of the RV vehicle.

主权项

1. A seal assembly adapted for use in combination with a mobile living quarters, said mobile living quarters comprises:
a slide-out room having a room interior and movable between a retracted, closed position and an extended, open position; at least one first side wall formed in an exterior wall of said mobile living quarters, said first side wall having a room opening form therein; said first side wall further comprises an exterior surface facing outwardly from an interior, an interior surface facing inwardly, and an end section; characterized in that said seal assembly comprises a seal component and a jacket, said seal component comprising a seal element in the form of a sigma-shaped cross sectional configuration, a plurality of lips which are adapted to abut the sidewall of the slide-out room when said slide-out room is moved to its closed or retracted position, and means for securing said sigma seal to a stationary surface of said mobile living quarters; and said seal assembly further comprises a bottom seal positioned above a wheel well of the RV vehicle.