Anti-skid chain
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 fitted on a tire side when mounted, e.g. an outer side cable fitted on the outer side of the tire, as well as a tension cable fitted on the other tire side, e.g. an inner cable lying on the inner side of the tire, there are connecting elements on the tension cable, into each of which either a hook connecting the tension cable with at least one track cross or chain parts of the continuous chain mesh are directly hooked, and which are clamped on a sheathing of the tension cable secured against slippage. At least one protrusion for fixing or clamping a sheathing of the tension cable can additionally by provided on an inner surface of the connecting elements facing towards the tension cable.
Claims15
An anti-skid chain for use with a tire comprising:
- a continuous chain mesh with track crosses, and having at least one of hooks and chain parts;
- a side cable fitting on a first side of the tire when mounted;
- a tension cable fitting on a second side of the tire opposite the first side when mounted, said tension cable having a sheathing;
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- a plurality of stretchable tension cable connecting elements,
- wherein the stretchable tension cable connecting elements are clamped onto the sheathing of the tension cable in a manner to secure against slippage, and wherein the hooks or chain parts of the continuous chain mesh, each joining the tension cable with at least one of the track crosses, are hooked directly into respective ones of the connecting elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.