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US 2014/0196824 A1Published application
Tire traction device
OwnerNeal Connerinventor
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Abstract
A device to enhance tire traction comprises a two sided strip, one side of which is adhesive to the surface of a tire and the other side of which has affixed pebbles or similar discrete hard objects such as gravel, providing a traction surface for the tire. The discrete objects are roughly 5 to 12 millimeters along major axes and are as thin as 2 to 3 millimeters. The discrete objects are affixed to the strip with a spacing between adjacent objects averaging 5 to 10 millimeters, thereby providing interstices between the objects.
Claims7
A device to enhance vehicle tire traction, the device comprising:
- a flexible strip having two surfaces, on the first surface of which is deposited an adhesive material compounded to adhere the strip to the surface of a tire, and on the second surface of which are deposited hard objects affixed to the strip, the objects so distributed that the mean distance between two adjacent such objects is about 5 to 10 millimeters.
A device to enhance vehicle tire traction, comprising:
- A plasticized rubber sheet having two surfaces, on the first surface of which is deposited layer of adhesive, the adhesive comprising a mixture of hydrogenated rosin glycerol ester and maleated rosin glycerol ester, and on the second surface of which are affixed pieces of rock, such pieces 5 to 12 millimeters in width, 5 to 12 millimeters in length and at least 2 millimeters in thickness, the pieces of rock affixed to the second surface of the sheet with polyurethane glue and disposed on the sheet to leave an average of 5 to 10 millimeters between adjacent pieces of rock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.