EMERGENCY BREAKAWAY SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRAL ELECTRICAL TESTING SYSTEM

摘要

An emergency breakaway system having an integral electrical testing system for confirming the functionality of a trailer's electric brake solenoids and electric lights includes housing enclosure having interface screen, a testing battery, and a testing controller. The trailer electrical system testing device is operative to replace a conventional emergency breakaway system, supplying the emergency breakaway functionality while also enabling real time, on demand testing of the trailer's electric brakes and lights. An integrated activation routine causes electricity to be supplied directly to the electric brakes in periodic, on/off intervals, thereby operating the electric brakes intermittently, for a predetermined time period. The activation routine thus allows a user to walk around the trailer and listen for activation of the electric brake solenoids as well as check and verify the functionality of the brake components.

主权项

1. An emergency breakaway system having an integral electrical testing system, comprising:
a housing having an electrically interconnected testing controller and power source, wherein said housing is configured to electrically connect to electrically operated brakes on a target trailer, thereby enabling electricity from the power source to be directed to the brakes to cause the brakes to operate; and said testing controller adapted to automatically cause electricity from the power source to be supplied to the electrically operated brakes to which the housing has been connected for a predetermined time period.