Patent ID: 6239926
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A trailer hitch viewing mirror apparatus, comprising;(a) a convex mirror,(b) a flat mirror,(c) a rotating mount assembly for holding said convex and flat mirrors,(d) a telescoping support assembly for supporting said mount in a range of positions on a trailer tongue, such that said mirrors can be seen by a driver of a motor vehicle having a trailer hitch, via a rear-view mirror of said vehicle and such that said mirrors will provide said driver with a view of a trailer receiving hitch, and a vehicle ball hitch via said rear-view mirror and said convex and flat mirrors,(e) a base assembly that can rotate on horizontal, and vertical axes, said base assembly being mountable on said trailer tongue,(f) an adjustable stop that will not slip when pressure is applied thereagainst,(g) said base assembly being positioned to hold said telescoping support assembly in a predetermined position against said adjustable stop, while allowing said support assembly to be rotated down for storage, and rotated up against said adjustable stop for use without realignment, and(h) a storage clip assembly mounted on said trailer tongue for storage of said telescoping support assembly and said mirrors.