Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC v. Forest River Inc

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MOTION to Stay re 78 MOTION for Summary Judgment and for Scheduling Conference by Defendant Forest River Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A Email from D. Irmcher, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B Forest River Interrog. Ans., # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C Example B&T Patent, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D Heartland Email, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit E Exerpt of '841 Patent, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit F Babcock Declaration)(Fountain, Ryan)

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United States Patent
SLIDING MECHANISMS Inventor: AND SYSTEMS

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Patent No.: US 7,234,747 B2 Date of Patent: Jon. 26, 2007
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C. Martin Rasmussen, Fruit Heights, UT (US)

Gorlenko Sword Pierce Ditchfield

Assignee: Lippert Components, Inc., Goshen, IN (US) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.c. 154(b) by 0 days.

Rollo 12/1942 Rollo Richardson Van Tassel

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Appl. No.: 111112,427 Filed: Apr. 22, 2005 Prior Publication Data US 2005/0184547 Al Aug. 25, 2005 CH (Continued) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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Related U.S. Application Data (60) Continuation of application No. 10/308,646, filed on Dec. 2, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,981,728, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 101044,481, filed on Jan. 11, 2002, now abandoned, which is a division of application No. 09/448,410, filed on Nov. 23, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,338,523. Int. CI. B60P 3/34 U.S. CI. (2006.01) (Continued) OTHER PUBLJCATIONS
U.S. Appl. No. 60/132,397, filed May 4, 1999, Schneider.

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(Continued) Primary Examiner-Dennis H. Pedder (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Barnes & Thornburg, LLP (57) ABSTRACT

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A sliding mechanism for moving a slide-out compartment of a vehicle includes a guide member, a sliding member, and a gear. The gear is used to move the sliding member relative to the guide member. The sliding member and the guide member cooperate with each other to move the slide-out compartment between an extended position and a retracted position. 44 Claims, 23 Drawing Sheets

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