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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc., Canton, MA (US);
Robert O. Southworth, Mansfield, MA (US);
Karanjit Singh Saini, Plainville, MA (US);
Robert DiTommaso, Waltham, MA (US);
Austin Waid-Jones, Randolph, MA (US);
STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC., Canton, MA (US);
Abstract
A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the trailer connector thereto; a magnet coupled to the cover; and a magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field sensor being configured to provide a first output when the cover is in the closed position and a second output different from the first output when the cover is in an open position.