Patent ID: 7883102
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A trailer hitch alignment device, comprising: a support body designed to securely seat a first magnet at a controlled position from a receiver ball; a adjustable stop screw attached to the support body for regulating the distance between the support body and the receiver ball; a substantially vertical pipe attached to and extending up from the support body; a short sleeve section situated on the vertical pipe and resting against the support body; a solid rod extending within the vertical pipe, the rod being operable between an up position and a down position; a spring loaded pipe disposed over a portion of the vertical pipe, the spring loaded pipe having an upper end cap and a lower end cap; a first slot in the upper end cap and a second slot in the lower end cap; a spring disposed between an outer surface of the vertical pipe and an inner surface of the spring loaded pipe; a contact device attached to and extended from an outer surface of the spring loaded pipe; and a set screw coupled to the spring loaded pipe; wherein the set screw is configured for maintaining the solid rod in an up position until the trailer hitch touches the contact device; and wherein the set screw is configured for allowing the solid rod to slide down a portion of the vertical pipe after the trailer hitch touches the contact device.