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Brake release mechanism for vehicle towing

CA 1237750 A · Owner: Caterpillar Inc. · Inventors: Fee, David M.; Holzinger, Charles E.

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13-, Abstract of the Disclosure, Brake Release Mechanism for Vehicle Towing Spring-applied, pressure-released brakes are useful, for example, in construction vehicles or other vehicles that require an automatic braking in the event of an engine failure. In order to tow the vehicle for service, the brakes must be released. Most brake release systems require an alternate pump and associated valves on each vehicle with the fluid from the alternate pump being controlled by the brake valve on the vehicle. The alternate pump on each vehicle add cost to the vehicle and the spool of the brake valve is a known path for fluid leakage thus requiring an alternate pump of a larger capacity than is …

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  • Granted June 7, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 7, 2005.
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FiledMay 31, 1985
GrantedJune 7, 1988
Term endedJune 7, 2005
Patent numberCA 1237750 A
Classification (IPC)F16D59/02

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