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US 8,262,120 B1Granted
Trailer coupler
OwnerJohn G. Pitts, Kristopher Michael Lake +1inventors
InventorsJohn G. Pitts, Kristopher Michael Lake, Jason Allen Ludlam
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Abstract
A trailer coupler which has two cameras mounted at right angles at the rear of the towing vehicle. The cameras transfer images to a monitor inside the cab of the towing vehicle.
Claims20
A trailer coupling system for assisting in aligning a hitch on a towing vehicle with a complimentary part on a trailer, wherein said system comprises:
- a hitch adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle,
- said hitch having a first portion connected to a second portion,
- said first portion having means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle,
- said second portion having means for securing a trailer to said hitch,
- said first portion having means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and
- said means for capturing an image having means for transferring said image to a remote location, and
- said second portion having means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and
- said means for capturing another image having means for transferring said another image to a remote location, and
- wherein said image and said another image are different views of said means for securing a trailer to said hitch.
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A trailer coupling system for assisting in aligning a hitch on a towing vehicle with a complimentary part on a trailer, wherein said system comprises:
- a hitch adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle,
- said hitch having a first portion connected to a second portion,
- said first portion having means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle,
- said second portion having means for securing a trailer to said hitch,
- said first portion having means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and
- said means for capturing an image having means for transferring said image to a remote location, and
- said second portion having means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and
- said means for capturing another image having means for transferring said another image to a remote location, and
- wherein said image and said another image are different views of said means for securing a trailer to said hitch, and
- wherein said means for capturing an image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle is mounted in a position above said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle, and
- wherein said means for capturing another image of said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle is mounted in a position beside said means for securing said hitch to a towing vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.