Tread cover for a wheel
OwnerTom Zaleski, SR., Tom Zaleski, JR.inventors
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Abstract
There is provided a traction cover for a wheel. The wheel has an axle, a tire, and a tire support that supports the tire, and the cover has a tread body having an inner engagement surface and an outer tread surface, the inner engagement surface being sized to engage an outer drive surface of the tire. The cover also has attachment points carried by the inner engagement surface of the tread body, an anchor secured relative to the tire support, and one or more attachment members attached between the anchor and the attachment points of the tread body.
Claims19
A traction cover for a wheel, the wheel comprising an axle, a tire, and a tire support that supports the tire, the cover comprising:
- a tread body having an inner engagement surface and an outer tread surface, the inner engagement surface being sized to engage an outer drive surface of the tire;
- attachment points carried by the inner engagement surface of the tread body;
- an anchor secured relative to the tire support;
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- one or more attachment members attached between the anchor and the attachment points of the tread body.
A system for providing an anti-slip tread on a wheel, the system comprising:
- an axle;
- a first wheel comprising a first tire and a first tire support that supports the first tire;
- a second wheel comprising a second tire and a second tire support that supports the second tire, the second tire support being attached to the first tire support, and the first and second tire supports being mounted to the axle;
- an anchor disc attached between the first and second tire supports, the anchor disc having one or more anchor points;
- an anti-slip tread mounted to the exterior surface of the tire;
- a tire engagement member attached to the anti-slip tread having one or more attachment points;
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- an attachment between the bar and the disc attachment points.
A method of preventing a wheel from slipping, the wheel comprising an axle, a tire, and a tire support that supports the tire, the method comprising:
- installing a traction cover on the wheel, the traction cover comprising a tread body having an inner engagement surface and an outer tread surface, the inner engagement surface being sized to engage an outer drive surface of the tire;
- securing an anchor relative to the tire support of the wheel;
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- attaching one or more attachment members between the anchor and attachment points carried by the inner engagement surface of the tread body such that the attachment member limits relative movement between the traction cover and the tire support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.