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AssigneeThe Holland Group, Inc.
InventorsRandy L. Schutt, Steven C. Dupay, Michael H. Ginocchio, Kurt A. Dykema
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An electronic system that includes a trailer sensor, a lock sensor and a control circuit determines whether a trailer hitch assembly is properly coupled to a trailer. The trailer sensor senses the position of the trailer relative to the trailer hitch assembly and the lock sensor senses the position of the locking mechanism. The control circuit is coupled to the trailer sensor and the lock sensor and masks an output of the lock sensor for a first predetermined stabilization period after the control circuit initially determines that the trailer hitch assembly is properly coupled to the trailer.
An electronic system for monitoring a trailer hitch assembly having a hitch plate with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer and a locking mechanism for locking the kingpin in the throat, the system determining whether the trailer hitch assembly is properly coupled to the trailer, the system comprising:
An electronic system for monitoring a trailer hitch assembly having a hitch plate with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer and a locking mechanism for locking the kingpin in the throat, the system determining whether the trailer hitch assembly is properly coupled to the trailer, the system comprising:
A hitching system, comprising:
A hitching system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.