Traction device

A traction device for a tire on a driven wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a) a base adapted for resting circumferentially upon a tread of a tire;
• b) means for securing said base to said tire, said means for securing including an adjustable clamp assembly extending from first and second longitudinal sides of said base for holding onto side walls of said tire for applying pressure against both sides of said tire for securing said traction device to said tire, said adjustable clamp assembly including a rear jaw, a front jaw, means on a longitudinal side of said base for adjusting in a retained manner said rear jaw or said front jaw so that said rear jaw and said front jaw will butt up against opposite side walls of said tire, said means for adjusting in a retained manner including:
• 1) said base having three spaced apart transverse apertures extending from said second longitudinal side;
• 2) a second middle aperture of said three spaced apart transverse apertures having a plurality of spaced apart transverse side slots;
• 3) a pair of guide pins extending from said front jaw into first and third apertures of said three spaced apart transverse apertures in said base in an adjustable manner;
• 4) a shaft extending through said front jaw and into said second middle aperture in an adjustable manner;
• and,
• 5) a plurality of spaced apart stub posts on said shaft so that when said shaft is rotated 90.degree., said stub posts being capable of entering and engaging said transverse side slots for locking said shaft into position;
• and,
• c) means for providing traction for said tire when said tire is stuck on ice, snow or other slippery road surface, said means for providing traction located on said base.