Ever ridden on or driven a truck that is hauling anything and you watch the haul behind you swaying from side to side and hear it rattling as it goes over any rough areas on the road?| With the assistance of technology an Anti Rattle Hitch, as well as other anti rattle products, is now available at very reasonable prices.

Technological advances allow for Anti Rattle Hitch tighteners to come in both light and heavy duty applications.| With certain models, "unlike threaded hitch pin tighteners, there is no possibility of internal thread failure." (www.hitchrider.com)|

Other Anti Rattle Hitch devices are "designed to keep the shank and the receiver tight, together, to eliminate rattle while carrying bikes or general towing." (www.etrailer.com)

Choices available include an Anti Rattle Hitch with or without locks and manufactured in stainless steel.

Anti Rattle Hitch accessories include a device which "eliminates the need for lubrication (www. http://www.wikipatents.com/US-Patent-6382656); an anti radial tilt device (www.wikipatents.com/US-Patent-); a stabilizer which "will help to eliminates noise associated with hitch accessories rattling against receiver tube." (www.hitch4less.com).

Anti Rattle Clips

Anti Rattle clips have been designed to "stop door-window rattle caused by worn weather-stripping." (www.advanceautoparts.com)

There are also anti rattle clips for brake pads, which are also referred to as pad retaining springs.

Anti Rattle Springs

Also part of the brake system, when an Anti Rattle spring has broken or is missing, this will cause "the brake pads to slightly rub on the rotor while you drive." (www.barneymc.com)

Anti Rattle Shims

This product is also found in brakes for cars, trucks and motorcycles.| "On the most basic level, for many new vehicles with new brake parts, brake shims function as anti-rattle pads. They keep the pads and rotors from banging against each other or squealing. Some brake part kits come with the shims already attached to the brake pads; some come with separate shims that have adhesive backings, which need to be affixed to the back of the brake pads. Other shims must be purchased separately and attached to the pads with double-sided tape." (www.auto.howstuffworks.com)

Anti Rattle Track Fastener

This patented invention comprises of an assembly "for a vehicle such as an aircraft, train, bus or the like.for attaching a fixture to a vehicle that has a track with includes upper walls that form a longitudinally-extending slot.that is quickly and easily locked and unlocked when necessary to reposition the fastener.does not require special tools.that does not interfere with or require attachment to the stud shaft of the track fastener.

The fastener assembly includes a stud that extends from the fixture and is dimensioned to be received within the slot for engaging the spaced-apart segments. The fastener also includes a cam that has a tranversely-extending, eccentrically-positioned hole therethrough for mounting the cam to the fixture and is movable between a first position and a second position. When the cam is in the first position, the stud is engageable to the spaced-apart segments with clearance, and when the cam is in the second position, the stud is tightly engageable to the spaced-apart segments against movement of the fixture." (www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090302665)

Anti Rattle Hitch Bracket

The Anti Rattle Hitch Bracket "eliminates the annoying rattle caused by your hitch connection. tightens against receiver and hitch bar so hitch can't move independently and rattle against receiver.great for hitch-mount bike racks or cargo haulers." (www.cabelas.com)

Anti Rattle Rubber Tape

"A pressure-sensitive elastomeric-based adhesive patch that combines excellent adhesion, durability and conformance.is intended for use in securing and protecting electrical harnesses, wires and similar devices to inhibit squeaks and rattles and prevent breakage from vibration and wear abrasion.can also be used as a general flexible adhesive and noise barrier patch." (www.nittousa.com)