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US 7,066,227 B1Granted
Self-tensioning tire cable chain system
OwnerPeter K. Stevenson, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A tire cable chain system is disclosed. The tire cable chain system includes a continuous and unbroken outboard annular holder; a tensioning cable adapted to form at least one tensioning cross member and a continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder disposed in physical contact with the outboard annular holder; a first receiver guide disposed on the outboard annular holder and adapted to receive the tensioning cable; a second receiver guide disposed on the inboard annular holder and adapted to receive the tensioning cable; a hub having a tensioned spool shaft connected to the tension cable; at least one stabilizing cable connected to the hub and the outboard annular holder; and at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between the outboard annular holder and the inboard annular holder.
Claims36
A dual wheel tire cable chain system, comprising:
- a first tire cable chain including:
- a first tensioning cable adapted to form a first tensioning cross member and a first continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder disposed in physical contact with a first continuous and unbroken outboard annular holder;
- at first slidable receiver guide disposed on said first outboard annular holder and adapted to receive said tensioning cable;
- a second slidable receiver guide disposed on said first inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said tensioning cable;
- a hub having a tensioned spool shaft connected to said tensioning cable;
- at least one stabilizing cable connected to said hub and said first outboard annular holder;
- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said first outboard annular holder and said first inboard annular holder;
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- a second tire cable chain including:
- a second tensioning cross member and a second continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder formed from said tensioning cable and disposed in physical communication with said first inboard annular holder;
- a third slidable receiver guide disposed on said second inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said tensioning cable, and
- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said first inboard annular holder and said second inboard annular holder.
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A method of installing a dual wheel tire cable chain system on an exterior tire and an interior tire, comprising:
- providing a first tire cable chain including:
- a tensioning cable adapted to form a first tensioning cross member and a first continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder disposed in physical contact with a first continuous and unbroken outboard annular holder;
- a first slidable receiver guide disposed on said first outboard annular holder and adapted to receive said tensioning cable;
- a second slidable receiver guide disposed on said first inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said tensioning cable;
- a hub having a tensioned spool shaft connected to said tensioning cable;
- at least one stabilizing cable connected to said hub and said first outboard annular holder;
- and
- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said first outboard annular holder and said first inboard annular holder;
- providing a second tire cable chain including:
- a second tensioning cross member and a second continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder formed from said tensioning cable and disposed in physical contact with said first inboard annular holder;
- a third slidable receiver guide disposed on said second inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said tensioning cable;
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- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said first inboard annular holder and said second inboard annular holder;
- pulling said tensioning cable from said hub to create a slackened state of said tensioning cable;
- engaging a toggle switch disposed in said hub to a locked position to retain said slackened state;
- disposing the second tire cable chain over the interior tire;
- disposing the first tire cable chain over the exterior tire;
- disengaging said toggle switch from said locked position;
- and
- engaging said hub to tighten the tire cable chain system over the interior tire and the exterior tire.
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A dual wheel tire cable chain system, comprising:
- a first tire cable chain including:
- a first tensioning cable adapted to form a first tensioning cross member and a first continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder disposed in physical contact with a first continuous and unbroken outboard annular holder;
- a first slidable receiver guide disposed on said first outboard annular holder and adapted to receive said first tensioning cable;
- a second slidable receiver guide disposed on said first inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said first tensioning cable;
- a hub having a first tensioned spool shaft and a second tensioned spool shaft, said first tensioned spool shaft configured to receive said first tensioning cable and said second tensioned spool shaft configured to receive a second tensioning cable;
- at least one stabilizing cable connected to said hub and said first outboard annular holder;
- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said first outboard annular holder and said first inboard annular holder;
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- a second tire cable chain including:
- a second tensioning cross member and a second continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder formed from said second tensioning cable, said second tensioning cross member disposed in physical contact with said second slidable receiver guide;
- a third slidable receiver guide disposed on said second inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said second tensioning cable;
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- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said second inboard annular holder and said first inboard annular holder.
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A method of installing a dual wheel tire cable chain system on an exterior tire and an interior tire, comprising:
- providing a first tire cable chain including:
- a tensioning cable adapted to form a first tensioning cross member and a first continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder disposed in physical contact with a first continuous and unbroken outboard annular holder;
- a first slidable receiver guide disposed on said first outboard annular holder and adapted to receive said first tensioning cable;
- a second slidable receiver guide disposed on said first inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said first tensioning cable;
- a hub having a first tensioned spool shaft and a second tensioned spool shaft, said first tensioned spool shaft configured to receive said first tensioning cable and said second tensioned spool shaft configured to receive a second tensioning cable;
- at least one stabilizing cable connected to said hub and said first outboard annular holder;
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- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said first outboard annular holder and said first inboard annular holder;
- providing a second tire cable chain including:
- a second tensioning cross member and a second continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder formed from said second tensioning cable, said second tensioning cross member disposed in physical contact with said second slidable receiver guide;
- a third slidable receiver guide disposed on said second inboard annular holder and adapted to receive said second tensioning cable, and
- at least one cross member disposed at a physical connection between said second inboard annular holder and said first inboard annular holder;
- disengaging a toggle switch disposed in said hub from a locked position;
- pulling said first tensioning cable and said second tensioning cable from said hub to create a slackened state of said first tensioning cable and said second tensioning cable;
- engaging said toggle switch to said locked position to retain said slackened state;
- disposing the second tire cable chain over the interior tire;
- disposing the first tire cable chain over the exterior tire;
- disengaging said toggle switch from said locked position;
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- engaging said hub to tighten the tire cable chain system over the interior tire and the exterior tire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.