Patent ID: 8262120
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A trailer coupling system for assisting in aligning a hitch on a towing vehicle with a complimentary part on a trailer, wherein said system comprises: a hitch adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle, said hitch having a first portion connected to a second portion, said first portion having means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, said second portion having means for securing a trailer to said hitch, said first portion having means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and said means for capturing an image having means for transferring said image to a remote location, and said second portion having means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and said means for capturing another image having means for transferring said another image to a remote location, and wherein said image and said another image are different views of said means for securing a trailer to said hitch.