"Loose Wheel" Saftey Alarm

"Loose Wheel" Saftey Alarm SECURITY/SAFETY Alarms 21-5-8 "It lets you know when a truck wheel is about to come off the axle, allowing you to safely stop the vehicle before the wheel can fly off," says Robert DeBrabandere of St. Marys, Ontario. The patent pending invention consists of a bar mounted alongside the wheel. When the wheel wobbles or moves outward it hits the bar, which in turn triggers a spring-loaded microswitch that sets off an alarm in the cab. The bar also physically prevents the wheel from going farther. DeBrabandere first tested the safety feature on a retired school bus that he uses to transport hogs to market. He progressively loosened the wheel on the bus and drove until the device was triggered, which he says happens well before the wheel would disconnect from the axle. DeBrabandere is looking for a manufacturer. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert L. DeBrabandere, RR 6, St. Marys, Ontario, Canada N4X 1C8 (ph 519 229-6286; fax 6135).

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