Brake system for towed vehicles

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1997-12-23

1999-09-21

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Brakes

Operators

Automatic

188345, 188135, 303 7, 303 241, B60T 720

Patent

active

059541644

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a braking system for a towed vehicle. The system comprises a weighted pendulum pivotally attached to the towed vehicle and having a swing path in the direction of travel of the towed vehicle; and a structure for translating the pivoting travel of the weighted pendulum to straight line travel of the brake pedal responsive to relative motion between the weighted pendulum and the towed vehicle. The structure for translating is a v-shaped pedal operating member secured to the towed vehicle brake pedal.

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The Foot Safety Manufacturing brochure, The Foot Safety Manufacturing, date unknown, brochure mailed Aug. 11, 1997.
VIP--TOW BRAKE brochure, VIP Systems International, Ltd., May 29, 1997.
Remco Braking System brochure, Remco, date unknown, believed to be prior art.
Tow-V-Aire Assist System brochure, Tow-V-Aire Braking, Inc., date unknown, brochure mailed Apr. 21, 1997.
Safe Tow Braking System, Northern Hydraulics' RV Direct catalog, copyright 1997, RV Flyer 526, p. 50, believed to be prior art.
Brakebuddy brochure, Master Concepts, Inc., Jul. 1997.

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