Tire chain assembly having a tension adjustment function
OwnerYang-Chen Fuinventor
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Abstract
A tire chain assembly includes a chain body having a first side having a first end provided with a first snapping member and a second end provided with a second snapping member detachably engaged with the first snapping member. The chain body has a second side having a first end provided with a rack and a second end provided with an adjustment locking mechanism detachably engaged with the rack. Thus, the adjustment locking mechanism is adjustably movable on the rack to change the relative position between the adjustment locking mechanism and the rack so as to adjust the tension of the chain body so that the tire chain assembly is available for tires of different sizes.
Claims18
A tire chain assembly, comprising:
- a chain body having a first side having a first end provided with a first snapping member and a second end provided with a second snapping member detachably engaged with the first snapping member;
- the chain body having a second side having a first end provided with a rack and a second end provided with an adjustment locking mechanism detachably engaged with the rack;
- wherein the rack has a plurality of engaging teeth;
- the adjustment locking mechanism includes:
- a support base attached to the chain body to allow insertion of the rack;
- a locking member pivotally mounted on the support base and engaged with the engaging teeth of the rack to lock the rack on the support base so as to lock the rack on the adjustment locking mechanism;
- a driving handle pivotally mounted on the support base and detachably engaged with the engaging teeth of the rack to drive the rack to move toward the locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.