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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
May. 21, 1992
Richard W Smith, Salem, OH (US);
At-A-Glance, Inc., Salem, OH (US);
Abstract
An anti-lock brake powering system for use on a tractor having a power source and power cord with a connecting device with multiple circuits between the tractor and a trailer with one circuit providing power to the brake lights of a trailer and a switch disposed in the tractor to provide power to the brake lights of a trailer equipped with a conventional brake system when the switch is in one position so that when the brakes of the tractor are applied a pressure sensitive switch disposed in the tractor is activated and lights the brake lights of the tractor and lights the brake lights of the trailer equipped with a conventional brake system and so that when the switch is moved to a second position, continuous electrical power is supplied to the anti-lock brake system of a trailer equipped with an anti-lock brake system and when the brakes of the tractor are applied the pressure sensitive switch disposed in the tractor is activated and lights the brake lights of the tractor and a pressure sensitive switch disposed in the trailer equipped with an anti-lock brake system is activated and lights the brake lights of the trailer equipped with an anti-lock brake system.