Threaded/non-threaded split shank for hitches drawbars and the like

Abstract

This invention relates to a threaded and/or non-threaded split shank for a hitch receiver drawbar, implement, and the like, and securing the split shank to the hitch receiver with two bolts, one from each side, or with a draw bolt or with a conventional draw pin. If the split shank is fastened with two bolts, or a draw bolt, the exterior walls of the split shank are forced outwardly against the interior walls of the hitch receiver and movement between the split shank and hitch receiver is eliminated. The absence of movement between the split shank and the hitch receiver prevents the hitch receiver and the implement shank from wearing out and loosening, and greatly reduces the chances of the implement shank rusting solid in the hitch receiver tube, thereby making the shank impossible to remove. The split shank also adds overall strength and reinforcement to the hitch receiver.

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