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A tailer-hitch-viewing mirror tool that can be temporarily mounted on the tailgate of a pickup truck or the rear window of a station wagon, camper, or other towing vehicle. It easily adjusts to pickup truck\s tailgate or other towing vehicle\s rear window and can be utilized by anyone without specia

A tailer-hitch-viewing mirror tool that can be temporarily mounted on the tailgate of a pickup truck or the rear window of a station wagon, camper, or other towing vehicle. It easily adjusts to pickup truck\s tailgate or other towing vehicle\s rear window and can be utilized by anyone without special skills or instruction. It conveniently allows the driver of the towing vehicle to align its hitch ball to the mating trailer hitch socket by affording the driver a clear view of the hitch parts from the driver\s seat. The driver slowly backs up while viewing the mating hitch parts through the tailgate or rear-window-mounted mirror, whereby he or she can align the hitch ball to the mating trailer hitch, completing the task quickly, comfortably, and without assistance.

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A trailer-hitch-viewing mirror assembly for use on a towing vehicle having a trailer hitch at its rear, said assembly enabling a person to view said hitch while driving said vehicle so as to be able to maneuver said vehicle into a position where said hitch is aligned with a mating hitch of a vehicle

A trailer-hitch-viewing mirror assembly for use on a towing vehicle having a trailer hitch at its rear, said assembly enabling a person to view said hitch while driving said vehicle so as to be able to maneuver said vehicle into a position where said hitch is aligned with a mating hitch of a vehicle to be towed, comprising, in combination: a mirror, means for mounting said mirror on the rear of said towing vehicle, said means arranged to mount said mirror in a position spaced behind said towing vehicle and in a position facing forward and downward, such that said driver of said towing vehicle, while seated in a driver\s seat in the front of said towing vehicle, can see said hitch in said mirror, so that said driver can accurately maneuver said towing vehicle while viewing said hitch in said mirror, without assistance from another person, until said hitch is aligned for connection with the mating hitch of a vehicle to be towed, said means for mounting comprising a bracket assembly for attaching said mirror to said rear of said towing vehicle, said bracket assembly comprising a pair of elongated, spaced, and generally parallel members and a respective pair of suction cups, said suction cups attached to said rear of said towing vehicle for holding said mirror in a fixed position spaced behind said rear of said towing vehicle, each of said members of said pair of elongated members comprising two substantially straight sections which are connected at an angle, one end of each of said members connected to a respective suction cup, the other end of each of said members being a free end for resting against a rear surface of said towing vehicle such that said pair of elongated members have four ends with two suction cups on two of said four ends for attachment to said rear of said towing vehicle and two free ends on the other two of said four ends for resting against said rear surface of said towing vehicle, said mirror having a reflecting surface, said mirror being mounted in a frame having opposite sides, said reflecting surface being positioned between said opposite sides of said frame, and a pair of pivot means connected to said opposite sides of said frame, respectively, so as to support said mirror, said pair of pivot means also being connected to said respective members at a location on each member between said ends of each member, such that said mirror is connected between said members and can pivot on said pair of pivot means with respect to said members.