Patent ID: 8091914

Claim:
A trailer hitch guide apparatus for mounting around a tow-ball of a vehicle hitch, comprising: a guide comprising first and second halves cooperatively forming a hinge interconnecting the first and second halves, each of the first and second halves defining a substantially planar guiding surface and a flange oriented substantially perpendicular to the guiding surface, wherein at least one of the planar guiding surface and the flange define at least one elongate slot therethrough; a hinge pin for maintaining the hinge; first and second neck surrounds cooperatively defining geometry for surrounding a neck of the tow-ball; a base including first and second arms; and a clamp cooperatively carried on the first and second arms for urging the first and second arms toward each other; wherein the first and second neck surrounds are pivotally connected to the base and the first and second halves are connected to the first and second neck surrounds.