Patent ID: 6994560

Claim:
An external power source connecting device for an electric vehicle comprising: a receptor unit configured for location at a rear end of an electric vehicle for accepting a supply of electricity and having at least one pair of receptacles mounted therein; a removable connector unit connected to an electric cable from a supply source of electricity, having at least one pair of prongs of a configuration to mate with the pair of receptacles; and electric cords for connecting said receptor unit with vehicular circuits of said vehicle, wherein said connector unit is located at an end of the electric cable extending from accumulator batteries carried on a trailer mechanically attached to the vehicle, and said electric cords are connected to drive motors of the vehicle, when the connector unit is coupled with the receptor unit, the pair of prongs mate with the pair of receptacles, thereby completing a drive circuit from the batteries on the trailer and enabling the vehicle to operate on electricity supplied externally from the trailer.