Anti-skid chain with rim protection covering
AssigneePewag Schneeketten GmbH & Co KG
InventorsÄgyd Pengg, Bernhard Niess
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Abstract
In an anti-skid chain with a continuous chain mesh with track crosses and a side cable fitting on an (outer) tire side when mounted, the track crosses are connected to the side cable by hooks which are hooked into at least one chain link of the side cable, wherein each hook is provided with a rim protection covering surrounding the hook and the at least one chain ink. The rim protection coverings surround the respective chain links of the side cable, while a part of the hook that provides a connection with the track crosses is protruding from the rim protection covering.
Claims7
An anti-skid chain for use with a tire, comprising:
- a continuous chain mesh with track crosses;
- a side cable fitting on a first side of the tire when mounted, the side cable comprising chain links;
- a plurality of hooks connecting the track crosses to the side cable, and the hooks are hooked into respective chain links of the side cable;
- and
- a plurality of rim protection coverings surrounding respective ones of the plurality of hooks,
- wherein a part of the hook that provides a connection with the track crosses protrudes from the rim protection covering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.