Tire traction devices
OwnerDavid Martininventor
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Abstract
A tire traction assembly for mounting upon a tire. The assembly includes a plurality of flexible members such as chains or cables engaged in pivoting connections with brackets at opposing ends. A separable adjustable connector such as a toothed member is attached to a first of the two brackets and configured for engagement with a ratchet mechanism attached to the second of the brackets to releasably secure the tire traction assembly around the tire. A plurality of traction cables configured to traverse the rolling surface of the tire are located in-between the brackets. The brackets may include a planar tread plate which has opposing planar side surfaces configuring the brackets to a U-shape.
Claims16
A tire engageable traction device comprising:
- a tire traction assembly configured to be mounted on a tire, two brackets which are attached to ends of the tire traction assembly,
- said tire traction assembly comprising a plurality of flexible members;
- a first half of an attachment mechanism in a first connection at one end, to a first of said two brackets;
- a second half of said attachment mechanism in a second connection to a second of said two brackets;
- opposing ends of each of said plurality of flexible members being in a respective engagement to one of said first bracket or said second bracket;
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- said first half of said attachment mechanism configured to receive said second half of said attachment mechanism in a removable engagement and thereby hold said first of said two brackets a fixed distance from said second of said two brackets and thereby releasably secure the tire traction assembly around the tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.