Trailer alignment aid with universal mounting device

A trailer alignment device, comprising:

• means for clamping the trailer alignment device onto a neck of a trailer hitch ball;
• means for extending an arm arrangement of the trailer alignment device from a compacted arm arrangement to an extended arm arrangement;
• means for positioning a mirror, coupled to the arm arrangement, to provide a view of the trailer hitch ball from within a tow vehicle;
• and
• means for visually determining a trailer coupler is approaching the trailer hitch ball at a predetermined distance from a selectable angle.

A trailer alignment device comprising:

• a clamping mechanism configured to rigidly and removably clamp to a neck of a trailer hitch ball;
• an arm arrangement rotatably attached to the clamping mechanism, the arm arrangement configured to extend from the clamp arrangement to beyond an edge of a tow vehicle;
• and
• a mirror attached to the arm arrangement and configured to provide a view of the trailer hitch ball from the inside of the tow vehicle;
• wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a pair of opposed jaws, wherein at least one of the opposed jaws comprises a U-shaped channel, providing at least a three point contact between the opposed jaws and the neck.