Receiver hitch anti-rattle device
US6142502A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32426
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for a receiver-type hitch used on vehicles for towing a load, wherein the device acts to prevent movement and resultant rattling between a receiver tube of the hitch and a ball mount shank. In operation, the receiver tube receives the ball mount shank. The device applies a force to the ball mount shank which presses the ball mount shank against the inside of the receiver tube and therein prevents movement.
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