Sand dispensing device having plural compartments

A sand dispensing device for use on vehicles, comprising:

• a housing;
• said housing having an open top portion provided with a selectively closable cover;
• a carrying handle on said housing;
• a partition forming two compartments in said housing;
• a supply of sand in a first of said compartments;
• an electric air compressor in a second of said compartments;
• a relay in said second compartment operatively connected for energizing said compressor;
• a remote switch operatively connected for selectively closing said relay;
• means biasing said switch to an open position;
• an air supply tube connected to an output of said air compressor;
• a pair of induction nozzles in said second compartment connected to said air supply tube;
• said induction nozzles each having a sand inlet extending horizontally through an aperture in said partition into said sand in said first compartment;
• a pair of outlet tubes in said second compartment each having a first end connected to an outlet of one of said induction nozzles and a second end extending through a side wall of said housing;
• each of said induction nozzles having an air inlet disposed coaxially with said outlet, said sand inlet extending perpendicular to said air inlet and outlet, a connecting wall within said induction nozzle tapering forwardly toward said outlet;
• a pair of discharge tubes connected to said second ends of said outlet tubes by quick release connection means;
• and
• a pair of discharge nozzles on said discharge tubes for spraying a sand and air mixture adjacent drive wheels of a vehicle.