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US 11,813,902 B1Granted
Wheel traction device
OwnerAlan Zimmermaninventor
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Abstract
A wheel traction device may include, but is not limited to, a linkage configured to at least partially encircle a ground-engaging surface of a vehicle wheel; and an adjustment assembly coupled to the linkage, the adjustment assembly configured to apply a tension to the linkage. Further, a wheel traction device may include, but is not limited to, a linkage configured to at least partially encircle a ground-engaging surface of a vehicle wheel; and a traction segment configured to be retained against the ground-engaging surface of the vehicle wheel by the linkage.
Claims11
A wheel traction device comprising:
- a linkage configured to at least partially encircle a ground-engaging surface of a vehicle wheel;
- a stabilization bar operably coupleable to a first end of the linkage;
- and
- an adjustment assembly operably coupleable to a second end of the linkage, the adjustment assembly configured to apply a tension to the linkage,
- wherein the adjustment assembly includes:
- a threaded shaft portion;
- and
- a threaded adjustment handle configured to engage the threaded shaft portion, and
- wherein the stabilization bar includes at least one aperture configured to receive the threaded shaft portion of the adjustment assembly.
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A wheel traction device comprising:
- a linkage, including at least one of a chain or a steel cable, configured to at least partially encircle a ground-engaging surface of a vehicle wheel;
- a stabilization bar operably coupleable to a first end of the linkage;
- and
- an adjustment assembly including a hook operably coupleable to a second end of the linkage, the adjustment assembly being configured to apply a tension to the linkage,
- wherein the stabilation bar is configured to be routed through an aperture in a wheel disk of the vehicle wheel;
- wherein the stabilization bar is configured to be coupled to the adjustment assembly on a first side of the wheel disk of the vehicle wheel, and
- wherein the stabilization bar is configured to be coupled to the linkage on a second side of the wheel disk of the vehicle wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.