Trailer hitch uncouple detecting and signaling apparatus
CA 1267328 C · Owner: Mgs, Inc. · Inventors: Gehman, Roland P.; Martin, Raymond G.
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A hitch uncouple detecting and signaling apparatus, being applied to a trailer hitch ball member includes a plunger rod reciprocally mounted vertically through the ball member. The rod is longer than the ball member, allowing the rod to extend either above or below opposite upper and lower ends of the ball member. The rod is composed of electrically nonconductive material capable of being trimmed to a length which will exceed the ball member height at least by a desired amount. An electrical circuit adapted for connection to a source of electrical power includes an operator signaling device and a pair of contacts. One contact is carried by a lower end of the rod and the other contact is …
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- Granted April 3, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 3, 2007.
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