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Parking brake remote actuation

  • US 9,873,413 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2015
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for a remote actuation of a parking brake in a vehicle, thereby to insure that the parking brake of the vehicle is set when a driver exits the vehicle, the system comprising:

  • an actuator disposed within a vehicle equipped with air brakes and a parking brake button and coupled to the parking brake button and configured to set the parking brake upon an occurrence of a predetermined event and configured to prevent disengagement of the parking brake unless the remote actuation device is present; and

    a remote actuation device configured to be with the driver of the vehicle and to indicate to the actuator when the driver exits the vehicle such that the actuator sets the parking brake if not already set.

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