A slidably positionable trailer hitch guide apparatus is set forth wherein a trailer hitch guide is formed with a plurality of vertically oriented flanges formed with a connecting plate overlying a slot formed in each vertical flange wherein the slots are aligned with one another and the plate is formed with a "U" shaped recess for accepting a securement ball for use in cooperation with a connecting trailer socket. The vertical flanges each have secured thereto a directing flange formed at an obtuse angle relative to said vertical flange with an underlying connecting flange at an obtuse angle to said plate. A plurality of stabilizing webs are orthogonally and outwardly projectingly secured to each vertical flange for stabilizing the guide apparatus relative to an automotive type bumper having secured thereto the securement ball.
For use with a towing vehicle having a hitch ball on a rearwardly extending bar support, a V-shaped guide to facilitate hitching a trailer to the ball in which to position the guide to withstand hitching forces it is mounted vertical in the clearance between adjacent walls and has a notch in a lower edge which also forms a tongue and groove connection with the bar support.
A bracket for pivotally mounting an object to a rigid surface comprises a first member, a second member and a means for pivotally fastening said first member to said second member. Particular applications for such a bracket are found with respect to pivotally storing a heavy object for transport purposes.
A guide, for guiding the towing tongue on a trailer onto the standard ball type hitch, which consists of vertical oriented plates attached to a horizontal plate which has an aperture that will receive the standard ball type hitch. The horizontal plate has an steel tube extension on it which will fit into the standard box receivers secured to a towing vehicle.
A trailer hitch guide for facilitating the connection of articulated land vehicles. The trailer hitch guide includes a V-shaped plate having a pair of angularly diverging arm panels for mounting upon a conventional draw bar in surrounding relation to a hitch ball carried on the draw bar. A pair of resilient pads are secured to the V-shaped plate adjacent the hitch ball with each of the pads being secured, respectively, to one of the arm panels.
A guide system arrangement for a tow vehicle having a ball. The guide system is universally mountable on the upper surface of a bumper or on the draw bar of the hitch of the tow vehicle by providing non-rotatable pillars to the side and in front of the ball and wings removably attachable to the pillars forming a wide V channel which accepts most couplers attached to a trailer vehicle to position the coupler above the ball as the tow vehicle is driven toward the trailer vehicle. Upon lowering of the coupler onto the ball, the stepped stop formed in the wing portion of the guide system releases any tension that may have been formed during the guide process so that the wings may be removed from the pillars for storage thereby allowing a variety of accessories to be mounted on the pillars for use either while the vehicle is in motion or stationary. If the accessories are too heavy or unstable, a support may be coupled onto the ball to provide a tripod mounting for the accessory.
