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A flexible plumbing assembly for use in a trailer with an extensible cabin having rigid plumbing that can be moved between a retracted position wherein the extensible cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the extensible cabin is substantially outside the trailer.

A flexible plumbing assembly for use in a trailer with an extensible cabin having rigid plumbing that can be moved between a retracted position wherein the extensible cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the extensible cabin is substantially outside the trailer. The flexible plumbing assembly comprising a flexible hose connecting the trailer rigid plumbing to the cabin rigid plumbing, a sliding guide for horizontally moving the connection of the flexible hose to the cabin rigid plumbing at a constant elevation relative to the cabin floor as the cabin rigid plumbing moves with the cabin between the extended and retracted positions, and hose guide for ensuring that material in the flexible hose moves in the proper direction as the cabin moves between the extended and retracted positions. In the preferred embodiment the sliding guide comprises a support bracket which holds the connection of the flexible hose to the cabin rigid plumbing and is slidably attached to a track that is generally parallel to both the floor and the front and rear walls of the cabin.

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[ We claim as our invention:] [1.] A flexible plumbing system for use in a recreational vehicle having a fixed cabin including a floor and a wall structure, and a movable cabin having a floor and a wall structure movable between extended and retracted positions relative to the fixed cabin, said flex

[ We claim as our invention:] [1.] A flexible plumbing system for use in a recreational vehicle having a fixed cabin including a floor and a wall structure, and a movable cabin having a floor and a wall structure movable between extended and retracted positions relative to the fixed cabin, said flexible plumbing system comprising at least one pipe in the fixed cabin having an opening at one end for enabling the flow of material through the fixed cabin pipe, at least one pipe in the movable cabin having an opening at one end for enabling the flow of material through the movable cabin pipe, a flexible hose having fixed and movable ends, a first connection for connecting the fixed hose end to the opening of the fixed cabin pipe, and a second connection for connecting the movable hose end to the opening of the movable cabin pipe, and support means for operatively supporting at least one of the first and second hose connections relative to the other of the first and second hose connections for enabling material to flow through the flexible hose in a desired direction between the fixed cabin pipe and movable cabin pipe regardless of the location and movement of the movable cabin between the extended and retracted positions.