Steering wheel mounted trailer brake controllers and systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9963125
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15139759

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A trailer brake controller for a motor vehicle may include a control unit configured to be mounted behind a spoke of a steering wheel of the vehicle, and a brake lever coupled to the control unit and extending along the control unit such that, when the control unit is mounted behind the spoke of the steering wheel, the brake lever extends above and/or below the spoke in a direction substantially perpendicular to the spoke. The brake lever may be configured to transmit a force applied to the lever by the driver to the control unit. The control unit may be configured to generate a manual trailer brake control signal based on the force applied to the lever.

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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLCROOM 330 CENTRAL AVENUE MICHIGAN DEARBORN USA 800

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Diehl, Cary Ochen Grosse Ile, US 11 115
Sims, Russell Allan Grosse Ile, US 9 111

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