Patent ID: 6079837
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A method for providing a visibility aid for assisting a driver in aligning a hitch element of a towing vehicle with a hitch connection of a towable trailer, said method comprising steps of:providing a visibility aid arrangement having a mounting portion for custom fit to a receiving portion of a towing vehicle upon which said visibility aid is to be mounted, said mounting portion comprising a bendable member arranged for being user-configured into a custom fit for matingly engaging said mounting portion in a friction fit about the receiving portion of the towing vehicle; and an extension coupled to said mounting portion at a mounting end, said extension having a reflective member coupled proximate a distal end of said extension opposite said mounting portion;bending said bendable member to form a receiving space in said mounting portion, said receiving space being configured to be slightly narrower than the receiving portion of the towing vehicle upon which said visibility aid is to be mounted so that a pinch-fit is accommodated between said mounting portion and the receiving portion of the towing vehicle when said visibility aid is mounted thereupon.