Patent ID: 6951345
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A hitch alignment device for aligning the components of a ball and socket hitch, where the ball is mounted on a powered vehicle and the socket is mounted on a trailer, the alignment device comprising: a base adapted to be connected to a support member on the trailer, the base having an upper and lower surface; a pivot rod extending outwardly from and normal to the upper surface of the base; a winch mounted on said base; a cable guide pivotally mounted on said base; wherein the cable guide comprises: a cable having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to said winch; and said cable is movably carried by said cable guide so that said cable may be wound onto or off of said winch; and wherein the second end of said cable is adapted to be received through an aperture in the socket and subsequently through an aperture in the ball; and wherein said cable guide pivots to align the cable with the aperture in the socket.