Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated breakaway brake system
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Application No.: US15889277Application Date: 2018-02-06
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Publication No.: US10759398B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Steve Crow
- Applicant: CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY
- Current Assignee: CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: B60T7/20
- IPC: B60T7/20 ; B60R16/02 ; B60R16/033 ; H01R13/713 ; B60T13/74 ; H01H27/04

Abstract:
An integrated system for engaging electric brakes of a towed vehicle when the towed vehicle separates from a towing vehicle, comprising a power source, a first junction pole configured to be connected with an electric ground, a second junction pole configured to be connected with the electric brakes of the towed vehicle, an electrical connector connecting the first junction pole with the power source, a breakaway switch, and a housing containing the power source, first and second junction poles, and the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a first end fixedly connected with the first junction pole and the breakaway switch includes an electrical connector fixedly connected to the second junction pole. Another integrated system further housing the breakaway switch and comprising fixed connections between the first junction pole and the power source, the second junction pole and the breakaway switch, and the breakaway switch and the power source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180222454A1 Integrated Breakaway Brake System Public/Granted day:2018-08-09
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