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US 5,332,152 AGranted
Sands carpet
OwnerMohammed G. Alwafaie, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
A traction mat is provided for use under a wheel of a motor vehicle on a soft sand terrain which consists of a generally rectangular housing having a plurality of spaced apart treads. A pair of wires extend from one end of the housing and are connected to two lug nuts on the wheel. When the wheel is driven slowly the housing will go under the wheel with the threads providing traction.
Claims3
A traction mat for use under a wheel of a motor vehicle on a soft sand terrain which comprises:
- a) a generally rectangular hollow housing with means for inflation placed upon the soft sand terrain;
- b) a plurality of spaced apart treads on a top surface of said housing, so that said wheel can ride thereupon;
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- c) a pair of wires extending from one end of said housing and connected to two lug nuts on said wheel, so that when said wheel is driven slowly said housing will go under said wheel with said treads providing traction for said wheel.
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A traction mat for use under a wheel of a motor vehicle on a soft sand terrain which comprises:
- a) a generally rectangular inflatable housing;
- b) a plurality of spaced apart treads on a bottom surface of said housing, so that when said wheel rides upon said housing said treads will be forced into the soft sand terrain;
- c) a plurality of reinforcement rods transversely spaced apart at a reinforced end of said housing to strengthen said housing;
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- d) a pair of wires extending from said reinforced end of said housing and connected to two lug nuts on said wheel so that when said wheel is driven slowly said housing will go under said wheel with said treads providing traction into the soft sand terrain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.