Securing electrically-operated devices in a moving vehicle

• US 20110037584A1
• Filed: 08/10/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wireless On Water LLC
• Original Assignee: Wireless On Water LLC
• Inventors: Pacsai, Ernest, Kenny, Thomas Arthur, Heim, James Richard, Gilling, Robert Lawerence, Fister, Steven, Lyon, Timonthy P.
• Application Number:
  US12/806,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20110037584A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/480
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/18 including control of braking systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18054 at stand still, e.g. engine in idling state hill holding B60W30/18118
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/147 Trailers, e.g. full trailers or caravans
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/221 Tractors

Abstract

A shut off safety device and method for reducing accidental activation of electrically controlled devices in a vehicle such as awnings, electrically controlled jacks, electrically controlled brakes in a towed RV is described and claimed. Instead of the electrically controlled device being deactivated based on the memory of a human to do a safety shut off device comprising a controller that is automatically activated in response to an act occurring within that or a second vehicle associated with said first vehicle, to provide a shutdown signal, a RF receiver responsive to the activation of the controller to provide a second signal, and an electrical means associated with said electrically activated and operated device said electrical means being responsive to said second signal to shut down and de-energize said device until reactivated by an operator of said vehicle.

Claims

1. In a vehicle having at least one electrically activated and operated device such as an electrically operated jack system, a safety shut off device comprising:

a. a controller that is automatically activated in response to an act occurring within that or a second vehicle associated with said first vehicle, to provide a RF shutdown signal,

b. a RF receiver responsive to the activation of the controller to provide a second signal, and

c. an electrical means associated with said electrically activated and operated device said electrical means being responsive to said second signal to shut down and de-energize said device until reactivated by an operator of said vehicle.

2. The safety shut down device of claim 1, wherein said first vehicle is an RV.

3. The safety shut down device of claim 2, wherein including a first vehicle that is an RV that is towed and the second vehicle is a towing vehicle.

4. The safety shut office device of claim 1 wherein said act is applying pressure to a braking system.

5. The safety shut off device of claim 1 wherein said act is the vehicle starting in motion.