Quick connect tire traction device
AssigneeEzas, LLC
InventorMichael D. Curry
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Abstract
A quick connect tire traction system for providing traction to a tire on a vehicle wheel. The quick connect tire traction system includes an expansion strap coupled to one or more tire traction devices, an inner support coupled to the expansion strap with a rotation member, an outer extension telescopically coupled to the inner support, a rim mount coupled to the outer extension, the rim mount configured to receive one or more locking pins, and an elastic element extending between the inner support and the outer extension. The elastic element is adapted to bias the tire traction devices toward the rim mount thereby securing the quick connect tire traction system to the tire. A method of installing the quick connect tire traction system on a tire.
Claims17
A quick connect tire traction system for providing traction to a tire on a vehicle wheel, the quick connect tire traction system comprising:
- an expansion strap coupled to one or more tire traction devices;
- an inner support coupled to the expansion strap with a rotation member;
- an outer extension telescopically coupled to the inner support;
- a rim mount coupled to the outer extension, the rim mount configured to receive one or more locking pins;
- and
- an elastic element extending between the inner support and the outer extension,
- wherein the elastic element is adapted to bias the tire traction devices toward the rim mount thereby securing the quick connect tire traction system to the tire.
A method for installing a tire traction device on a tire of a vehicle wheel, the method comprising:
- coupling an expansion strap to one or more tire traction devices;
- inserting a rim mount into a space between a first tire and a second tire, the
- rim mount coupled to the expansion strap by an elastic member;
- resting a lower surface of the one or more tire traction devices on an exterior surface of the first and second tires;
- extending a locking pin through an opening in a first rim mounting the first tire, through an opening in the rim mount, and through an opening in a second rim mounting the second tire;
- and
- extending the elastic member to secure the one or more tire traction devices to the first tire and the second tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.