Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Safety valve for trailer
- Patent Title (中): 拖车安全阀
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Application No.: US14326954Application Date: 2014-07-09
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Publication No.: US09254828B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Edwin Bernard Simpson
- Applicant: Edwin Bernard Simpson
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- Main IPC: B60T15/36
- IPC: B60T15/36 ; B60T17/22 ; B60T17/20 ; B60T7/20 ; B60T17/04 ; B60R25/08 ; B60T15/54

Abstract:
Systems and methods of overriding a conventional trailer emergency brake system to preclude and alert others as to inadvertent or premature movement of the trailer are described herein. One implementation includes a safety valve operatively positioned in the emergency braking system of a trailer that may be engaged to override the brake valve located in a tractor to prevent a truck driver from prematurely or inadvertently moving the trailer. In addition, the system may include a one way check valve to allow air upstream of the safety valve to bleed out of the brake system when the safety valve is closed (to prevent movement of the trailer) before the emergency brakes for the trailer are set by the driver. A communication system may also be provided to alert the driver via a remotely located computing device that the emergency brakes for the trailer need to be set.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140318903A1 SAFETY VALVE FOR TRAILER Public/Granted day:2014-10-30
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