Shore power wire harness

Abstract

A wire harness for a truck, truck and trailer, a recreational vehicle or bus includes a rear removable connector positioned adjacent to the rear of the vehicle, a first cable attached to the bottom of the vehicle having one end attached to the rear removable connector and the other end attached to the vehicle's electrical load. The vehicle's electrical load is enabled when the rear removable connector is connected to an external power source, which is generally known as shore power.

1 . A wire harness for a vehicle having a bottom surface, a front end, a back end, and an electrical load, the wire harness comprising: 
 a rear removable connector positioned adjacent the back end of the vehicle;    a first cable attached adjacent to the bottom surface of the vehicle and extending at least a portion of a length of the vehicle, the first cable having a first end and a second end;    the first end of the first cable attached to the rear removable connector; and    the second end of the first cable attached to the electrical load, the electrical load enabled by an external power source when the rear removable connector is connected to the external power source.    
   
   
       2 . The wire harness of  claim 1  further comprising a protective cover attached adjacent to the bottom surface of the vehicle, the protective cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, the protective cover surrounding at least a portion of the first cable.  
   
   
       3 . The wire harness of  claim 2  wherein the protective cover is selected from the group consisting of metal conduits, plastic conduits, box-shaped conduits, and U-shaped channels.  
   
   
       4 . The wire harness of  claim 1  further comprising a winding wheel adjacent the back end of the vehicle, the winding wheel enabling the rear removable connector to move away from the back end of the vehicle when the winding wheel is unwound and pulls the rear removable connector towards the back end of the vehicle when the winding wheel is wound.  
   
   
       5 . The wire harness of  claim 1  wherein the electrical load is selected from the group consisting of a heater, an air conditioner, a television, a microwave, a computer, a fan, a radio, a compact disc player, a VCR, a DVD player, an engine heater, a telephone, a light, a refrigerator, a refrigeration unit and other appliances.  
   
   
       6 . The wire harness of  claim 1  wherein the first cable comprises multiple wires, including electrical wires and data wires.  
   
   
       7 . The wire harness of  claim 1  further comprising 
 a front removable connector located adjacent the front end of the vehicle;    a removable plug;    a load cable, the load cable having a load cable first end attached to the removable plug and a load cable second end attached to the electrical load, wherein the removable plug is removably attached to the front removable connector; and    the second end of the first cable attached to the front removable connector, thereby operably attaching the second end of the first cable to the electrical load through the load cable.    
   
   
       8 . The wire harness of  claim 1  wherein the vehicle is selected from the group consisting of a semi-truck, a truck, a bus and a recreational vehicle.  
   
   
       9 . The wire harness of  claim 1  further comprising 
 a generator adjacent the bottom surface of the vehicle;    an extension cable having an extension cable first end and an extension cable second end, the extension cable first end attached to the rear removable connector and the extension cable second end attached to the generator; and    the first end of the first cable attached to the generator that supplies electrical power to the electrical load when not connected to the external power source and the generator is off when connected to the external power source.    
   
   
       10 . A wire harness for a semi-truck having a tractor, a trailer including a bottom surface, a front end, and a back end, and an electrical load, the wire harness comprising: 
 a rear removable connector located adjacent the back end of the trailer;    a front removable connector located adjacent the front end of the trailer;    a protective cover attached adjacent to the bottom surface of the trailer, the protective cover having an inner surface and outer surface;    an extension cable having a distal end and a proximal end, the extension cable located within the protective cover adjacent to the protective cover inner surface, the proximal end of the extension cable attached to the rear removable connector and the distal end of the extension cable attached to the front removable connector; and    a tractor cable having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end connected to the electrical load and the proximal end attached to a tractor cable removable connector, the tractor cable removable connector removably attached to the front removable connector,    wherein the electrical load may be driven by an external power source when the rear removable connector is connected to an external power source.    
   
   
       11 . The wire harness of  claim 10  further including 
 a winding reel adjacent the back end of the trailer; and    a windable cable on the winding reel, the extension cable attached to the rear removable connector by the windable cable, the winding reel being capable of moving the rear removable connector from a position adjacent the back end of the trailer to a position spaced from the back end of the trailer such that the rear removable connector can be connected to external power, and the winding wheel being capable of moving the rear removable connector from a position spaced from the back end of the trailer to a position adjacent the back end of the trailer.    
   
   
       12 . The wire harness of  claim 10  further comprising an auxiliary cord having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end removably connectable to the rear removable connector and the proximal end removably connectable to an external source of power.  
   
   
       13 . The wire harness of  claim 10  wherein the electrical load is selected from the group consisting of a heater, an air conditioner, a television, a microwave, a computer, a fan, a radio, a compact disc player, a VCR, a DVD player, an engine heater, a telephone, a light, a refrigerator, a refrigeration unit and other appliances.  
   
   
       14 . The wire harness of  claim 10  wherein the extension cable includes a plurality of wires capable of transmitting electrical current and data signals.