Trailer hitch alignment mirror

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a trailer hitch alignment mirror showing a first embodiment of my new design.

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of a trailer hitch alignment mirror showing a second embodiment of my new design.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a right side elevation view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view of the first embodiment of the trailer hitch alignment mirror as it is mounted on a trailer tongue for use in providing to the vehicle operator a view of the trailer hitch coupling process; and,

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the second embodiment of the trailer hitch alignment mirror as it is mounted on a towing vehicle for use in providing to the vehicle operator a view of the trailer hitch coupling process.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D329631 September 22, 1992 Cameron
D344485 February 22, 1994 Linne et al.
3698798 October 1972 Bolton
5309289 May 3, 1994 Johnson
5576900 November 19, 1996 Baumler et al.
Other references
  • Northern Tool & Equipment Co. Catalogue--p. 143 depicting "Hitch Align" Portable Mirror 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D425001
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 1999
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Inventor: Kirk D. T. Bullock (Durham, NC)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Olive & Olive, P.A.
Application Number: 0/107,156
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined With Disparate Article (D12/188)
International Classification: 1216;