Trailer coupler
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1. A trailer coupling system for assisting in aligning a hitch on a towing vehicle with a complimentary part on a trailer, wherein said system comprises:
- a hitch adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle,said hitch having a first portion connected to a second portion,said first portion having means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle,said second portion having means for securing a trailer to said hitch,said first portion having means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, andsaid means for capturing an image having means for transferring said image to a remote location, andsaid second portion having means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, andsaid means for capturing another image having means for transferring said another image to a remote location, andwherein said image and said another image are different views of said means for securing a trailer to said hitch.
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Abstract
A trailer coupler which has two cameras mounted at right angles at the rear of the towing vehicle. The cameras transfer images to a monitor inside the cab of the towing vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A trailer coupling system for assisting in aligning a hitch on a towing vehicle with a complimentary part on a trailer, wherein said system comprises:
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a hitch adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle, said hitch having a first portion connected to a second portion, said first portion having means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, said second portion having means for securing a trailer to said hitch, said first portion having means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and said means for capturing an image having means for transferring said image to a remote location, and said second portion having means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and said means for capturing another image having means for transferring said another image to a remote location, and wherein said image and said another image are different views of said means for securing a trailer to said hitch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A trailer coupling system for assisting in aligning a hitch on a towing vehicle with a complimentary part on a trailer, wherein said system comprises:
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a hitch adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle, said hitch having a first portion connected to a second portion, said first portion having means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, said second portion having means for securing a trailer to said hitch, said first portion having means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and said means for capturing an image having means for transferring said image to a remote location, and said second portion having means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and said means for capturing another image having means for transferring said another image to a remote location, and wherein said image and said another image are different views of said means for securing a trailer to said hitch, and wherein said means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle is mounted in a position above said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and wherein said means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle is mounted in a position beside said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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