Patent ID: 7753393

Claim:
A hitch assistance system configured to be disposed about the trailer hitch and towing attachment to assist in attaching a trailer to a vehicle, comprising: a) a tow ball position indicator configured to facilitate knowing a position of a vehicle's towing ball, comprising: a1) a base member configured to couple to a vehicle's towing ball, comprising: a11) a gripping member having a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled one to the other and a bias member coupled between the arms and configured to bias the arms against expansion such that the arms of the gripping member may be disposed on opposite sides of a base of a towing ball and thereby couple thereto; and a12) an extension member extending diagonally outward from the gripping member substantially along the plane of the gripping member; a2) a telescoping staff coupled to the extension member and extending upwardly therefrom; and a3) an indicating member disposed about a top portion of the telescoping member; and b) a hitch position indicator configured to to facilitate knowing a position of a hitch, comprising: b1) a base member configured to couple to a hitch, comprising: b11) a coupling member having a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled one to the other, a flared extension extending upwardly and outwardly from each arm, and a bias member coupled between the arms and configured to bias the arms against contraction such that the flared extensions of the coupling member may be disposed within an interior of a hitch and thereby couple thereto; and a12) an extension member extending diagonally outward from the gripping member substantially along the plane of the gripping member; b2) a telescoping staff coupled to the extension member and extending upwardly therefrom; and b3) an indicating member disposed about a top portion of the telescoping member.