Electronic trailer brake controller

Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of an electronic trailer brake controller showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a left front perspective view of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a left front perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the brake controller shown in FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404365
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 1999
Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (Romulus, MI)
Inventors: Charles L. Robertson (Horton, AL), Michael A. Hedding (Canton, MI), William J. Lewandowski (Livonia, MI)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
Application Number: 0/79,785
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Control Panel, Console Or Module (D13/162)
International Classification: 1301;