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Automatic stability control means for towed vehicles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-29
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-07-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard M Franzel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 12:42
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/24; B60T8/248

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL MEANS FOR A TOWED VEHICLE TO OVERCOME INHERENT UNDERSIRABLE EFFECTS OF LATERAL ACCELERATION FORCES DUE TO SWAYING AND SWERVING MOVEMENTS THEREOF WHEN SAID TOWERED VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AUTOMATIC SENSING MEANS CARRIED ERATION FORCES EXPERIENCED BY SAID TOWED VEHICLE IN SAID ERATION FORCES EXPERIENCED BY SAID TOWED VEHICLE IN SAID MOTION, AUTOMATIC MEANS CONNECTING SAID SENSING MEANS WITH WHEEL BRAKING MEANS OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE, MEANS TO PERMIT SELECTIVE BRAKE OPERATION OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE BY SAID SENSING MEANS ONLY WHEN REGULAR BRAKES OF PRIMEMOVER AND REGULAR BRAKES OF TOWED VEHICLE ARE NOT APPLIED IN NORMAL WAY, SAID BRAKING MEANS OF SAID TOWARED VEHICLE POWERED BY STANDARD ELECTRIC BATTERY LOCATED IN SAID PRIMEMOVER, SAID BRAKING MEANS BEING INSTANTEOUSLY APPLIED ON THE SIDE OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE THAT RECEIVES OUTWARD LATERAL ACCELERATION THEREBY CAUSING CORRECTIVE FORCES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED TO THE APPROPRIATE SIDE OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE, THUS MINIMIZING THE UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS OF SAID SWAYING AND SWERVING THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL MEANS FOR A TOWED VEHICLE TO OVERCOME INHERENT UNDERSIRABLE EFFECTS OF LATERAL ACCELERATION FORCES DUE TO SWAYING AND SWERVING MOVEMENTS THEREOF WHEN SAID TOWERED VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AUTOMATIC SENSING MEANS CARRIED ERATION FORCES EXPERIENCED BY SAID TOWED VEHICLE IN SAID ERATION FORCES EXPERIENCED BY SAID TOWED VEHICLE IN SAID MOTION, AUTOMATIC MEANS CONNECTING SAID SENSING MEANS WITH WHEEL BRAKING MEANS OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE, MEANS TO PERMIT SELECTIVE BRAKE OPERATION OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE BY SAID SENSING MEANS ONLY WHEN REGULAR BRAKES OF PRIMEMOVER AND REGULAR BRAKES OF TOWED VEHICLE ARE NOT APPLIED IN NORMAL WAY, SAID BRAKING MEANS OF SAID TOWARED VEHICLE POWERED BY STANDARD ELECTRIC BATTERY LOCATED IN SAID PRIMEMOVER, SAID BRAKING MEANS BEING INSTANTEOUSLY APPLIED ON THE SIDE OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE THAT RECEIVES OUTWARD LATERAL ACCELERATION THEREBY CAUSING CORRECTIVE FORCES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED TO THE APPROPRIATE SIDE OF SAID TOWED VEHICLE, THUS MINIMIZING THE UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS OF SAID SWAYING AND SWERVING THEREOF.

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