US 2010/0140900 A1 · Hitch Guide Device

Abstract

A hitch device assembly having a lift and alignment guide that is moveably positioned relative to a ball. The guide is moveably connected to a hitch having a ball connected thereto. The guide includes a top wall having an opening and a pair of side wall that extend downward from the top wall. The opening cooperates with the ball such that the guide is movable between an up position wherein the ball is not exposed, and a down position wherein the ball is exposed for engagement with a towable device. A number of cams extend from the hitch and cooperate with respective channels formed in the side walls of the guide. The ball opening and the respective channels and cams are positioned such that the guide cooperates with the tongue of a towable device in a manner that guides the tongue forward and downward into position over the ball.

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Dependent claims

A hitch guide assembly for assisting in connecting towable devices to a tow vehicle, the hitch guide assembly comprising:

a body for being secured to the tow vehicle in a fixed position such that a post extends from the body for engaging a tongue of the towable device;
a guide movably secured to the body a first cam and a second cam that are positioned on opposite lateral sides of the body, each of the first and second cams cooperating with a forward channel formed in a respective side of the guide;
and
a third cam and a fourth cam positioned rearward of the first and second cams and positioned on opposite lateral sides of the body, each of the third and fourth cams cooperating with a rearward channel formed in the respective sides of the guide.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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