Patent ID: 8701842

Claim:
A system for stopping a trailer that has disconnected from a tow vehicle, said system comprising: a braking system; an actuating member for actuating the braking system; and a cable connected to the actuating member, said cable including a coil spring; the break system comprises an electric braking system comprising: one or more brakes disposed on one or more wheels of the trailer, wherein each of the one or more brakes restricts rotation of a wheel of the trailer in response to engaging of the one or more brakes; and one or more magnets connected to one or more brakes, each of the magnets to actuate a brake in response to application of an electrical current to the magnet; the actuating member for actuating the breaking system comprises a pin removably connected to a breakaway switch; and the breakaway switch comprises an electrical connection to the one or more magnets in response to the pin being removed from the breakaway switch, and wherein the electrical connection is broken in response to the pin being connected to the breakaway switch.