Apparatus and method for increasing the traction of vehicle wheels
AssigneeEzas, LLC
InventorMichael D. Curry
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Abstract
A tire traction device can include a strap configured to extend around at least a portion of a vehicle tire; and a traction plate. The traction plate can have a lower surface adapted to sit on a circumferential portion of the vehicle tire, an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, a channel configured to receive the strap, and one or more paddles extending upward from the upper surface. Other features, embodiments, and kits, and related methods are also described.
Claims25
A tire traction device, comprising:
- a strap configured to extend around at least a portion of a vehicle tire;
- and
- a traction plate having a lower surface adapted to sit on a circumferential portion of the vehicle tire, an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, a channel configured to receive the strap, and one or more paddles extending upward from the upper surface.
A tire traction kit, comprising:
- a strap configured to extend around at least a portion of a vehicle tire;
- a traction plate having a lower surface adapted to sit on a circumferential portion of the vehicle tire, an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, a channel configured to receive the strap, and one or more paddles extending upward from the upper surface;
- a second traction plate having a second lower surface adapted to sit on the circumferential portion of the vehicle tire, a second upper surface opposite to the second lower surface, a second channel configured to receive the strap, and one or more paddles extending upward from the second upper surface;
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- an extension member adapted to couple the second traction plate to the traction plate.
A method of manufacturing a tire traction device, comprising:
- extruding a traction plate, the traction plate comprising:
- a lower surface adapted to sit on a circumferential portion of a vehicle tire, an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, a channel configured to receive a strap extending around the vehicle tire, and one or more paddles extending upward from the upper surface.
A method of attaching a tire traction device to a vehicle tire, comprising:
- placing a strap through a channel in a traction plate;
- placing the traction plate on a circumferential portion of the vehicle tire;
- wrapping the strap around a portion of the vehicle tire and through a rim of the vehicle tire;
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- tightening the strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.