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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Mod.al Group, Inc., American Fork, UT (US);

Inventors:

Erick Vega, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Kreg Peeler, Draper, UT (US);

Angela Brimhall, Taylorsville, UT (US);

Jeremy Carter, Orem, UT (US);

Assignee:

Mod.al Group, Inc., American Fork, UT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/12 (2006.01); B60D 1/64 (2006.01); B60D 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/125 (2013.01); B60D 1/485 (2013.01); B60D 1/64 (2013.01);
Abstract

Trailer electrical connector assemblies can facilitate the automatic coupling and decoupling of a trailer. A trailer electrical connector assembly can include a vehicle portion and a trailer portion. The vehicle portion can include a hitch ring that is secured to a hitch ball and guides within which contacts are positioned. The trailer portion can include a sleeve that is positioned around a coupling mechanism of the trailer and a sleeve ring that forms receivers within which contacts are positioned. When the hitch ball is inserted into the trailer's coupling mechanism, the receivers can be automatically coupled with the guides to thereby form an electrical connection between the vehicle and the trailer.


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