Patent ID: 6905132
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A hitch-aligning system attachable to a trailer having a tongue with a forward end that includes a coupling comprising a ball socket for guiding said coupling to a towing vehicle's trailer hitch, said hitch-aligning system comprising: a) an elongated plate having opposed ends, said plate being transversely attachable to said trailer such that said plate ends are extendable outwardly from opposite sides of said tongue; b) a cable winch attachable adjacent one plate end and a cable attachment point on the other plate end; and c) a cable having one end connected to said winch and a second end that is releasibly attachable to said cable attachment point, whereby said cable attachment point and a cable tension point where the cable departs said winch are equidistantly separated from the trailer's centerline by a distance that is at least a multiple larger than said ball socket to cause a triangulating action that automatically aligns said trailer coupling with the towing vehicle's trailer hitch, whenever said cable is under tension between said winch and trailer hitch and between said trailer hitch and said cable attachment point.