Patent ID: 8322743
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A trailer alignment apparatus for aligning a trailer with a hitch on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an elongated member having an upper end and an opposite lower end; a light located on the upper end; a base locating on the lower end, the base having means for attaching to a base surface of the vehicle; wherein the elongated member is sized for a portion of the elongated member to be visible when the base is seated on the base surface of the vehicle; a contact mechanism for sensing when a portion of the elongated member is touched by the trailer, the contact mechanism coupled to the light; wherein the light illuminates when the contact mechanism senses the trailer touching the contact mechanism; wherein the contact mechanism includes two extensions attached to an outer surface of the elongated member and wherein a connection is formed when the trailer touches both extensions; whereby a driver of the vehicle laterally aligns the elongated member with the trailer and stops the vehicle when the light illuminates.