Instrument for setting a non-skid chain on a car tire

Apparatus for mounting a chain on a tire comprising:

• (a) a bed adapted to be placed on the ground and having a mounting surface for placing the tire thereon, said mounting surface having a longitudinal groove and a plurality of transverse grooves therein for placing a chain therein,
• (b) said bed consisting of first and second bed sections respectively having flat and inclined surfaces cooperating to form said mounting surface of said bed, said grooves in said mounting surface of the bed defining perpendicularly intersecting grooves in both the flat and inclined surfaces of said bed sections,
• (c) said grooves being of sufficient size to allow said chain to be accommodated therein for longitudinal and transverse movement with the tire on the mounting surface,
• (d) said first and second bed sections having adjacent lower surfaces, said apparatus further including hinge means disposed between said adjacent lower surfaces of said two bed sections and hingedly connecting said two bed sections for allowing said bed to be folded.