Clamp for minimizing interplay between two components

Details Clamp for minimizing interplay between two components Clamp for minimizing interplay between two components

1997-05-19

1999-03-09

Kim, Harry C.

Joints and connections

Interfitted members

Clamped members

403110, 403373, 411389, 411537, F16B 218

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058791027

ABSTRACT:
A clamp that locks two telescoping components such as a vehicle receiver hitch and a draw bar, for substantially reducing if not eliminating the "banging" or "rattling" between the two components. The clamp includes a standard sized U-bolt, whose throat rests in a seat formed by a receiver hitch collar and a receiver hitch tube. A bar has an arc-shaped cross-section and includes two holes adapted for receiving the threaded ends of the U-bolt. When the draw bar is inserted into the receiver hitch, the arc-shaped side of the bar is positioned within a seat formed by the receiver hitch collar and the draw bar. Standard locking style nuts are threaded onto the legs of the U-bolt and tightened, causing the arc-shaped side of the bar to be wedged against the receiver hitch collar and the draw bar, while wedging the U-bolt throat against the opposite side of the receiver hitch collar and the receiver hitch. This effectively "clamps" or locks the draw bar and the receiver hitch together, eliminating any movement of the two pieces.

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