Patents by Inventor Marvin P. Burns

Marvin P. Burns has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5788306
    Abstract: A trailer having a slideout mechanism for moving an extensible cabin between a retracted position wherein the cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the cabin is substantially outside the trailer. The slideout mechanism comprising an extension assembly for positioning the cabin between the retracted and extended positions and a leveling assembly for vertically positioning the cabin floor between a raised position wherein the cabin floor is substantially above the trailer floor and a lowered position wherein the cabin floor is substantially level with the trailer floor. In one embodiment, the leveling assembly comprises a frame member having a predetermined profile for controlling the vertical movement of the outboard end of the cabin floor as the cabin is positioned between the retracted and extended positions. In other embodiments, the leveling assembly comprises a cam assembly or a riser assembly for controlling the vertical position of the cabin floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Monaco Coach Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. DiBiagio, Marvin P. Burns, Larry Martin
  • Patent number: 5620224
    Abstract: A trailer having a slideout mechanism for moving an extensible cabin between a retracted position wherein the cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the cabin is substantially outside the trailer. The slideout mechanism comprising an extension means for positioning the cabin between the retracted and extended positions and a leveling means for vertically positioning the cabin floor between a raised position wherein the cabin floor is substantially above the trailer floor and a lowered position wherein the cabin floor is substantially level with the trailer floor. In one embodiment, the leveling means comprises a frame member having a predetermined profile for controlling the vertical movement of the outboard end of the cabin floor as the cabin is positioned between the retracted and extended positions. In other embodiments, the leveling means comprises a cam assembly or a riser assembly for controlling the vertical position of the cabin floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Holiday Rambler LLC
    Inventors: Anthony J. DiBiagio, Marvin P. Burns, Larry Martin