Patent ID: 7241146
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A wire harness for a semi-truck having a tractor including an electrical load, a trailer including a bottom surface, a front end, a back end, a generator attached to the bottom surface between the front end and the back end, and a refrigeration unit, the wire harness comprising: a rear removable connector located adjacent the back end of the trailer; a front removable connector located adjacent the front end of the trailer; a first protective cover attached adjacent to the bottom surface of the trailer, the first protective cover having an inner surface and outer surface; a forward cable having a distal end and a proximal end, the forward cable located within the first protective cover adjacent the first protective cover inner surface, the distal end of the forward cable attached to the front removable connector and the proximal of the forward cable attached to the generator; a second protective cover attached adjacent to the bottom surface of the trailer, the second protective cover having an inner surface and outer surface; an extension cable having a distal end and a proximal end, the extension cable located within the second protective cover adjacent to the second protective cover inner surface, the proximal end of the extension cable attached to the rear removable connector and the distal end of the extension cable attached to the generator; a tractor cable having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end connected to the electrical load and the proximal end attached to a tractor cable removable connector, the tractor cable removable connector removably attached to the front removable connector; and a refrigeration cable having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the refrigeration cable connected to the refrigeration unit and the proximal end of the refrigeration cable attached to the front removable connector; wherein the electrical load and the refrigeration unit may be driven by an external power source when the rear removable connector is connected to an external power source.