Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Trailer safety system and methods of use thereof
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Application No.: US17259566Application Date: 2019-07-17
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Publication No.: US11562604B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Joseph Forster , Colin Neave , Brent Dangerfield , Daryl Dangerfield
- Applicant: Trailer Safe Global Pty Ltd
- Applicant Address: AU Underwood
- Assignee: Trailer Safe Global Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee: Trailer Safe Global Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: AU Underwood
- Agency: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
- Priority: AU2018902585 20180717
- International Application: PCT/AU2019/050749 WO 20190717
- International Announcement: WO2020/014742 WO 20200123
- Main IPC: G07C5/08
- IPC: G07C5/08 ; B62D53/08 ; B62D53/10 ; G07C5/00 ; G08B25/10

Abstract:
The present invention concerns systems, a kit and methods for monitoring coupling of a vehicle and a trailer or a trailer and another trailer. The system includes two sensors associated with a turntable of a towing vehicle, said sensors consisting of: a contact sensor configured to detect when a skid plate of a vehicle to be towed is in contact with the turntable; and a locking sensor configured to detect when the locking mechanism is in a locked configuration. The system further including a controller operatively connected to the two sensors and configured to receive output signals from the contact sensor and the locking sensor and to determine whether safe coupling has been achieved based on the output signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210272397A1 A TRAILER SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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