Patent ID: 6951345

Claim:
A hitch alignment device for aligning the components of a ball and socket hitch, where the ball is mounted on a powered vehicle and the socket is mounted on a trailer, the alignment device comprising: a base adapted to be connected to a support member on the trailer, the base having an upper and lower surface; a pivot rod extending outwardly from and normal to the upper surface of the base; a winch mounted on said base; a cable guide pivotally mounted on said base; wherein the cable guide comprises: a plate that abuts the upper surface of said base, an arm extending outwardly from the plate, the arm having an upper end, a pair of flanges disposed proximate the upper end of the arm an adjustable leg that extends outwardly from the upper end of the arm and at an angle to the arm; wherein the leg is adjustably connectable to the flanges; and a cable having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to said winch; and said cable is movably carried by said cable guide so that said cable may be wound onto or off of said winch; and wherein the second end of said cable is adapted to be received through an aperture in the socket and subsequently through an aperture in the ball; and wherein said cable guide pivots to align the cable with the aperture in the socket.