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Trailer hitch alignment system

  • US 6,612,603 B2
  • Filed: 09/07/2001
  • Issued: 09/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for aligning tow vehicle and trailer hitch components comprising the steps of:

  • a) positioning a first stanchion having an arm with a mirror on the end thereof on a trailer adjacent the hitch component thereof so that said mirror is aligned vertically over the hitch component;

    b) positioning a second stanchion likewise having an arm with a mirror on the end thereof on a tow vehicle adjacent the hitch component thereof so that said mirror is aligned vertically over the hitch component, the mirrors of the first and second stanchions being at different heights;

    c) backing the tow vehicle until said mirrors, respectively attached to the first and second stanchions, visually indicate vertical alignment by one mirror coming into place below the other mirror and obstructing view of the hitch component to a tow vehicle driver.

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