Patent attributes
A trailer backup alignment guide apparatus (10) is taught for aligning a vehicle hitch ball (20) to a trailer coupler (22) for attachment therebetween. The apparatus consists of a vehicle ball mount (28) incorporating a ball mounting strap (36) encompassing a vehicle ball. A vehicle mast (58) is disposed within the hitch ball mount in a vertical position. A trailer hitch coupler mount (62) is attached to the trailer which includes an L-shaped base block (64) with a telescoping trailer mast (68) in a vertical position parallel with the vehicle mast. A coupler mounting strap (70) is attached to and circumvents the coupler mount. When the ball mount and hitch coupler mount are attached to the vehicle and trailer and the vehicle is maneuverably backed toward the trailer, the masts (58) and (68) may be visually aligned to guide the vehicle in a straight line until a vehicle mast designator (60) on the vehicle mast engages a trailer mast stop (78) on the trailer mast advising the vehicle driver that alignment has been achieved.
