Anti-rattle device for a trailer hitch
US5988667A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/52
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An anti-rattle device (10) for a receiver trailer hitch (30) for reducing undesirable movement, nose, vibration and shock between the shank (40) of a hitch mount (34) and the tubular receiver (32) in which the mount (34) is removably secured by a cross pin (36) includes an elastomeric deformable member (14) deformed into frictional engagement with the shank (40) and the receiver (32) by a slidable plate (12) tensioned against the deformable member (14) by threaded eyebolts (16, 18) anchored to the cross pin (36).
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