Patent ID: 6105989
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B60D,Y10T

Abstract:
An anti-rattle device for use with a receiver-style hitch having a receiver tube and a mount, the device comprising:a collar having a front wall and a center wall extending orthogonally from an edge of the front wall, and at least one side wall orthogonal to the front wall and the center wall, the front wall having an opening to receive the mount therethrough, the center wall having a threaded throughbore;an adjustment bolt extending through the throughbore in the center wall to contact the receiver tube, said adjustment bolt being movable within the throughbore to move the center wall of said collar away from the receiver tube to draw the opening in the front wall against a shank portion of the mount and force the shank portion of the mount against an inner wall of the receiver tube; andmounting means coupled with said adjustment bolt to maintain the position of said collar on the receiver tube.