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Towed vehicle braking apparatus

  • US 8,651,585 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2013
  • Issued: 02/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An auxiliary braking system, comprising:

  • a circuit;

    an actuator operably interconnected and controlled by the circuit;

    a mechanism interconnected to the actuator and adapted for interconnection to a brake pedal of a towed vehicle;

    an activator when used only once causes the actuator to move more than once to deplete the vacuum reservoir of a braking system of the towed vehicle; and

    an electrically operated bleed valve that automatically opens to at least partially deplete a fluid reservoir when the auxiliary braking system is turned off.

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