Patent ID: 7216885

Claim:
In combination with a towing vehicle having an operator cab, and a trailer, where the trailer is mountable to said vehicle through a coupler on said vehicle, a hitch on said trailer, and a ball mount for connecting between said coupler and said hitch, a pivotal remote mirror assembly for mounting between said vehicle and said trailer, said remote mirror assembly comprising: a.) a clamping member for positioning and securing said mirror assembly between said vehicle and said trailer to allow an operator from said cab to align said vehicle with said trailer; b.) a first tubular member mounted to said clamping member; c.) a second tubular member in telescopic relationship to said first tubular member to effect a height adjustment with said first tubular member; d.) means to secure said tubular members at selective vertical positions; e.) a free end on said second tubular member mounting a pivotal arm, said pivotal arm being mounted to a balled pin; and, f.) a mirror having back face mounting brackets for engaging said balled pin, wherein said back face mounting brackets comprise a pair of spaced apart members consisting of a pair of opposing members having central concave sections, said concave sections lying in opposing relationship to define a generally circular opening for receiving said balled pin, said mirror being pivotal about 360°.