Patent ID: 7342325

Claim:
A universal fleet electrical system for distributing electrical power to a plurality of aftermarket accessories in a fleet vehicle, comprising: (a) a fuse panel adapted for connection to a fleet vehicle's battery, the fuse panel having a plurality of lighting circuit relays, each relay having a solenoid and normally open switch contacts, each relay further having a fuse in series with the relay solenoid; (b) a lighting selection junction box electrically connected to said fuse panel, the lighting selection junction box having: (i) a plurality of lighting circuits, each lighting circuit being connected to the switch contacts of a separate one of said plurality of lighting relays, each lighting circuit branching into a plurality of lighting subcircuits, each subcircuit having a fuse for circuit protection; and (ii) at least one terminal block having a plurality of terminals, each lighting subcircuit being connected to a separate terminal on said terminal block, each terminal having a connector for attachment of a lighting subcircuit accessory wire; (iii) wherein a plurality of lighting subcircuit accessories are programmably connected to the switch contacts of a user selected lighting relay by connecting a connector from the subcircuit accessory to a terminal on said terminal block; (c) a console panel having a plurality of user operable switches for controlling operation of a plurality of aftermarket accessories added to the fleet vehicle, the console panel being electrically connected to said fuse panel and said lighting selection box, wherein said console panel further comprises: (i) at least three lighting level switches, each lighting level switch being connected to a separate one of said lighting relays in order to control application of power to three different combinations of aftermarket lighting accessories by a single switch; (ii) a take down switch connected to one of said lighting relays for controlling application of power to aftermarket lighting accessories used when pulling over a motorist; and (iii) a spare switch connected to one of said lighting relays for providing a user with a programmable console switch for adding on additional aftermarket accessories; and (d) a universal wiring harness electrically connecting said fuse panel, said lighting selection junction box, and said console panel, the wiring harness having a plurality a connectors distributed throughout the fleet vehicle adapted for connection to aftermarket accessories, the connectors being configured as plug and play connectors, the wiring harness having a plurality of color-coded wires stamped with circuit identification labels.