Appeal No. 2003-0928 Page 4 Application No. 09/692,431 disclosed in the reference, i.e., all limitations of the claim are found in the reference, or 'fully met' by it." Claim 1 reads as follows: A trailer hitch alignment device comprising: a hitch alignment guide comprised of a first vertically disposed, elongated alignment mast affixed to a hitch base; and a ball target mast comprised of a second vertically disposed, elongated alignment mast affixed to a ball base. Law's invention is an alignment guide which includes two guide assemblies, one of which is mounted to a trailer hitch ball and the other mounted to a trailer tongue, wherein the guides assemblies each include telescoping vertical leg members for alignment and communication relative to one another for the positioning of a trailer hitch tongue relative to an associated trailer ball. As shown in Figure 3, the first guide assembly 11 includes a split cylindrical clamp ring 13 arranged for securement about a trailer ball. A first support lug 16 is mounted exteriorly of the clamp ring 13 to an outer surface of the side wall thereof having a first support lug boss 17 oriented parallel relative to an axis of the cylindrical clamp ring 13. A first support base lower end portion 18 has a cylindrical socket to receive the first support lug boss 17 therewithin, with a first support base fastener 19 directed through the first support base lower end portion 18 to secure the components together. A first support base first leg 22 isPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007