Trailer and towing vehicle coupler guide

Claim 1

A trailer and towing vehicle coupling facilitating guide comprising an elongated first sleeve means adapted to be secured to the trailer hitch portion at one end and slidably adjustably receiving an elongated sighting post means to protrude from its other end, a second elongated sleeve means adapted to be secured to the towing vehicle at one end and slidably adjustably receiving a sighting rod means to protrude from its other end, said rod means having a V-shaped upper end portion for sighting the upper end of said post means, each said first and second sleeve means provided with thumb screw means for securing the respective lower ends of said post means and rod means, said post means having a bright color coating at its upper extremity followed by a contrasting bright color coating therebelow to enable easy sighting of said post means within the confines of the apex of the V-shaped end portion of said rod means, said first sleeve means and mating lower portion of said post means adapted to extend vertically relative to the trailer, the upper portion of said post means including a horizontal portion adapted to extend forwardly relative to the trailer hitch to a position directly above the trailer hitch coupling and a vertical portion connected to the forward end of said horizontal portion and positionable to be in vertical alignment with said trailer hitch coupling, said second sleeve means and mating lower portion of said rod means adapted to extend vertically relative to the towing vehicle from a position adjacent but forwardly of the towing vehicle coupler, the V-shaped upper end portion of said second sleeve means being bent at an angle so as to be orientable to extend upwardly and rearwardly above said towing vehicle coupler in a position to receive the colored upper end portion of said post means within the confines of the apex of said V-shaped end of the rod means.