Ice and snow cleats for automobile and truck tires
OwnerJoseph Morgeseinventor
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Abstract
A method for providing additional tractionability to a vehicle tire (20) for mitigating slippery road conditions such as ice and snow. The main embodiment for the main embodiment uses three cleats (26) per tire (20) and a cleat hub (28). Chain welts (32) and adjustable bungee cords (30) complete the install to form a contiguous unit gripping around the perimeter of the tire (20). All of the individual parts are lightweight for easy distribution to the tires (20) needing traction. They are easy to install. They are quick to install at roughly five minutes per tire (20). They are also both easy and quick to dismantle. Being solid bodied members, they are easy to keep clean by quickly hosing them down and they stack up for easy storage.
Claims48
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a. a plurality of cleats, wherein embodying properties of tractionability both on the underside of said cleats to hold against a tire tread and on the outerside of said cleats to mitigate the slippery road surface,
- b. a cleat hub, wherein embodying properties of rigidity in order to maintain said cleats at prescribed degrees of locality around the perimeter of said tire tread and at the same time, slidably allowing said cleats to press taut against said tire tread,
- c. a means for joining all of these heretofore mentioned items thereby forming a contiguous unit that is secure and wrapping tightly around the perimeter of said tire tread,
- whereby quickly and easily providing a secure grip of said tire by said contiguous unit in order to satisfy Department of Transportation safety requirements;
- as well as, providing versatile mitigation possibilities for other types of vehicle tires and slippery situations.
A method of providing additional tractionability to a tire, the individual parts comprising of:
- a. a plurality of cleats,
- b. a cleat hub to hold said cleats in a predetermined position at the perimeter of said tire while slidably allowing a snug fit of said cleat against the tread of said tire,
- c. a plurality of chain welts that fasten between said cleats along the remaining exposed tread surfaces of said tire,
- d. a means for fastening of which one embodiment comprises a plurality of adjustable bungee cords that connect said cleats to said cleat hub holding securely and urging a snug fit of said cleat against said tire,
- e. said plurality of adjustable bungee cords also connecting said chain welts to said cleats taut against each other and against the tread of said tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.