Vehicle traction device
OwnerEugene Brennerinventor
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Abstract
An inventive traction device is provided for extricating mired vehicles from mud, snow or sand. The device is comprised of modules linked together to create a track upon which a mired vehicle drives over. The individual modules each have four walls forming a trough and a number of tire supports which rise up from the floor of the trough. The trough-like construction of the device helps prevent the device from becoming overloaded with mud deposited from mired vehicle tires.
Claims6
A device made from a rigid material for placing beneath the tire of a motor vehicle, comprising at least a first module and a second module, said first and second modules each further comprising a trough, said trough having front, center and rear latitudinal walls disposed between left and right longitudinal sides, said trough having a bottom surface adjoining said walls and sides, said walls further comprising a plurality of ridges imparted across their top, said ridges being elevated above said longitudinal sides, said device further comprising a plurality of tire supports fixed to said bottom surface and extending upward within said trough, wherein one of said modules further comprises a pair of latitudinally disposed anchoring fins extending perpendicularly downward from its bottom surface and a means for flexibly coupling said first module to said second module, and wherein said second of said modules is without latitudinally disposed anchoring fins, said second module adopting a lower profile than said first module.
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