Abstract: A brake control system for towed vehicles is disclosed which provides for controlled application of hydraulic brakes in a towed vehicle in response to the application of the brakes of the towing vehicle. The system is designed in two preferred embodiments. The first embodiment is a self-contained design adapted for use with rental trailers, for example, where a plurality of towed vehicles will be associated with a particular trailer. The second embodiment is intended for hard wiring in connection with the towed and towing vehicles. In each case, superior performance is obtained because the system operates the brake system of the towed vehicle in a unique manner.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 4, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 12, 2004
Assignee:
N.I.R., Inc.
Inventors:
Isidore I. Lamke, Robert D. Plummer, Michael E. Dinan, Eugene P. Reinhold
Abstract: A lamp finding particular application in boat trailers and other vehicular applications is provided with a generally unbreakable lens structure. The lamp preferably is provided with a plurality of LEDS arranged with rows and columns on a circuit card or board. The lamp is constructed by encapsulating the board and LED arrangement in a moldable lens material, which after removal from a suitable mold at least partially defines the lamp housing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 9, 2000
Date of Patent:
May 25, 2004
Assignee:
N.I.R., Inc.
Inventors:
Isadore I. Lamke, Robert D. Plummer, Michael E. Dinan, Eugene P. Reinhold
Abstract: A brake control system for towed vehicles is disclosed which provides for controlled application of hydraulic brakes in a towed vehicle in response to the application of the brakes of the towing vehicle. The system is designed in two preferred embodiments. The first embodiment is a self-contained design adapted for use with rental trailers, for example, where a plurality of towed vehicles will be associated with a particular trailer. The second embodiment is intended for hard wiring in connection with the towed and towing vehicles. In each case, superior performance is obtained because the system operates the brake system of the towed vehicle in a unique manner.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 4, 2001
Publication date:
April 4, 2002
Applicant:
N.I.R., Inc.
Inventors:
Isidore I. Lamke, Robert D. Plummer, Michael E. Dinan, Eugene P. Reinhold