Patent ID: 9375987
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60D,H01R,H05B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a connector device configured to be removably coupled to a cord-end connector of a connection cord of a first vehicle designed to be connected to a second vehicle capable of towing the first vehicle, the connector device configured to provide access to a power source included within the first vehicle, the connector device having a housing with a plurality of connectors including a first connector associated with the power source and a second connector associated with a component on the first vehicle, wherein, when the connector device is coupled to the cord-end connector of the connection cord of the first vehicle, the plurality of connectors of the connector device are connected to a plurality of connectors of the cord-end connector, the connector device having a switch, a first terminal extender, and a second terminal extender, each of the first terminal extender and the second terminal extender having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the first terminal extender being coupled to the first connector, the first end portion of the second terminal extender being coupled to the second connector, the second end portion of the first terminal extender being coupled to a first terminal of the switch, the second end portion of the second terminal extender being coupled to a second terminal of the switch, the connector device including a base portion having a lumen extending from a first opening to a second opening along a longitudinal axis of the base portion, wherein the switch is partly disposed outside the base portion via the first opening, and the second opening is configured to receive the plurality of connectors of the cord-end connector, the switch having a first operational mode in which the switch is open and a second operational mode in which the switch is closed, wherein actuation of the switch is based on a force applied to the switch by a user of the connector device, wherein, when the switch is in the second operational mode, the connector device is configured to route electrical power from the power source back to the first vehicle for activating the component on the first vehicle.