US 12,434,611 B2
Convertible slat-based bed assembly
Amelia Sheckler, Forest City, IA (US)
Assigned to Winnebago Industries, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/403,287.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/441,239, filed on Jan. 26, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253548 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/008 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0292 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recreational vehicle comprising: a body including a cab area and a living space area; and a slat bed in the living space area, the slat bed including: a fixed portion including a plurality of fixed slats, and a sliding portion pivotably coupled to the fixed portion, the sliding portion including a plurality of sliding slats, the plurality of sliding slats operable to slide adjacent to the plurality of fixed slats to change a length of the slat bed, the sliding portion operable to move upwardly at an inclined angle relative to the fixed portion; wherein the sliding portion allows for the slat bed to be useable in a first configuration having a first length and a second configuration having a second length longer than the first length.