Chain shackle connector
OwnerErhard Alfred Weidlerinventor
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Abstract
A tire or similar chain shackle connector having an inlet for receiving links to be connected, the end of the chain at one side of the inlet being solid and at the other side having holes for receiving a connector, and a closure member having a recess for receiving the solid end of the shackle and apertures or holes at the other end of the closure member through which the connector can be inserted.
Claims9
A chain shackle connector for link chains, particularly tire chains, having a substantially C-shaped main body with an inlet slot for chain links which are to be connected to each other, in which the inlet slot can be bridged over by a closure piece which is held at one of the two ends of the main body by a removable connecting part which is arranged transversely to the plane of the main body in aligned receiving hole means in the main body and one end of the closure piece, characterized by the fact that the closure piece is provided on its end facing away from its end which has the receiving hole means for the connecting part, with a recess which can be brought over the other end portion of the main body, which has no receiving hole, only when the connecting part is not in connecting position in the hole means and when said connecting part is in connecting position in the hole means, said other end of said connecting part cannot be removed from said other end portion of the main body.
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