Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-26
2006-09-26
Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
C359S844000, C033S264000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07111863
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for trailer alignment including a clamping mechanism configured to rigidly and removably clamp to a neck of a trailer hitch ball. An arm arrangement is rotatably attached to the clamping mechanism. The arm arrangement configured to extend from the clamp arrangement to beyond an edge of a tow vehicle. A mirror may be attached to the arm arrangement and configured to provide a view of the trailer hitch ball from the inside of the tow vehicle. A sight rod may be attached to the clamping device and configured to bend in response to a trailer coupler approaching the trailer hitch ball at a predetermined distance from a selectable angle. The clamping mechanism may include a pair of opposed jaws configured to adjustably clamp between a range of about 0.8 and about 1.5 inches.
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McDonough Thomas J.
Ward Robert J.
Hurley Kevin
Vaitekunas Jeffrey
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