Patent ID: 6644680
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A trailer hitch alignment apparatus for attaching a receiver to a ball attached to a towing vehicle, comprising:a. a transversely aligned frame tube attached to the rear surface on a towing vehicle, said frame tube including at least one end opening; b. a first leg member having opposite proximal and distal ends, said first leg member being longitudinally aligned with said frame tube so that said proximal end slidingly fits into said end opening on said frame tube; c. a second leg member pivotally coupled to said distal end on said first leg member, said second leg member having opposite proximal and distal ends; d. a length adjustable extension arm longitudinally aligned on said second leg member, said extension arm extending from said distal end of said second leg member; e. a cable assembly attached to said first leg member; said cable assembly including a cable wound on a spool and means for selectively dispensing said cable therefrom, said cable extending from said cable assembly into said second leg member, said extension arm and through the distal end of said extension arm; f. means for temporarily connecting the distal end of said cable to a trailer; g. means for selectively locking said extension arm in a fixed length from said second leg; and, h. means for adjusting an angular orientation of said second leg member with respect to said first leg member.