Patent ID: 6834878
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A hitch alignment system comprising:a first rod comprising: a bottom, a sidewall and a top; a first target, situated substantially parallel to and attached to said sidewall of said first rod: and a first connector comprising a top attached to said bottom of said first rod and a bottom adapted for attachment to a surface of a first vehicle; a second rod comprising: a bottom, a sidewall and a top; a second target substantially perpendicularly attached to said top of said second rod dimensioned to guide said second, target into close proximity with said first target; and a second connector comprising a top attached to said bottom of said second rod and a bottom adapted to attach said second rod to a surface of a second vehicle, and wherein said bottom of at least one of said first connector and said second connector further comprises at least one magnet, and wherein said bottom of at least one of said first connector and said second connector further comprises a plurality of substantially elastic nubs dimensioned both to prevent contact between said at least one magnet and a surface and to allow said at least one magnet to exert a sufficient magnetic field upon said surface to allow said connector to remain attached to said surface.