Patent ID: 7336082
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for electrically testing the circuit system of a trailer, said apparatus comprising: a housing that encloses electrical circuitry and a reel, said housing comprising a first panel, a second panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, an upper panel, and a lower panel, wherein a first connector is provided on said first panel, a second connector is provided on said second panel, and a third connector is provided on said first side panel, a probe wire and a ground wire is further provided passing through said first panel, wherein opposite ends of said probe wire and ground wire are electrically connected inside the housing and are in further communication with said reel in the housing, a handle is disposed on said second housing and is attached to said reel such that turning the handle either reels or unreels the probe wire and the ground wire, a plurality of indicator lights disposed on said upper panel, said indicator lights are electrically connected to said connectors, wherein the reel includes spools to wind said probe wire and said ground wire on, and wherein said reel includes stationary contacts and rotary contacts such that said probe and said ground are electrically connected to said tester as they are wound onto said spools.