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US 4,055,210 AGranted
Anti-skid device
OwnerJacques Mongaultinventor
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Abstract
A non-skid device for vehicle wheels having a pair of cables, one for each side of the wheel, with positioning nipples fixed at intermediate points of the cables and stop nipples at each end of each cable. A plurality of elastic anti-skid members are provided having a safety hook on each end. The hook at each end of each anti-skid member is attached to one of the cables at a point adjacent a nipple and a hook of one of the members connects the end of a cable together at a stop member.
Claims10
Anti-skid device for a vehicle wheel comprising:
- a plurality of removable and extensible anti-skid straps to be disposed across the road-contacting portion of said wheel,
- first and second independent attachment cables, one for each side of the wheel to be equipped,
- a plurality of positioning nipples fixed at spaced intervals on the intermediate portion of each of said cables,
- stop nipples fastened on the ends of one of said cables,
- a safety hook fastened to each of the ends of each of said anti-skid straps, each safety hook of a strap adapted to be connected to a corresponding cable at a positioning nipple thereon, the safety hook at the end of one of said straps adapted to connect the ends of said one cable together by engaging said stop nipples, said safety hook for said end connection also providing mechanical tension for said cable when mounted on said wheel;
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- means for connecting the ends of said second cable.
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Anti-skid device adapted for mounting on a vehicle wheel comprising:
- first and second cables, one for each side of the wheel to which the device is to be attached,
- a plurality of positioning means fixedly fastened at spaced intermediate positions on each of said cables;
- attachment means at the ends of at least one of said cables;
- a plurality of anti-skid members for positioning across the road-contacting portion of said wheel;
- connecting means at the ends of each of said anti-skid members for connecting each of said anti-skid members to a selected one of said corresponding means, the connecting means at the end of one of said anti-skid members is adapted to connect the ends of said one cable by engaging the attachment means at the ends of said one cable;
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- means for attaching the ends of said other cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.