Patent ID: 6318747
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
Apparatus for aligning a trailer hitch component on a towing vehicle having a length, with a hitch component of a trailer, said apparatus comprising:a mast having a first end and a second end;a visual guide coupled to said mast first end;an angularly adjustable mast mount adjustable along a first adjustment plane and a second adjustment plane, said first adjustment plane defined by a substantially vertical axis and an axis running the towing vehicle length, said second adjustment plane defined a substantially vertical plane substantially orthonormal to said first adjustment plane, said mast second end coupled to said angularly adjustable mast mount; anda target for aiming a mast mounted in said mast mount, said target comprising a generally planar transparent surface hingedly coupled to a magnetic base member, said planar transparent surface pivotally adjustable along the first adjustment plane.