Anti-skid chain
AssigneePewag Schneeketten GmbH & Co KG
InventorsÄgyd Pengg, Bernhard Niess
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Abstract
In an anti-skid chain with a continuous chain mesh with track crosses and a side cable fitted on a tire side when mounted, e.g. an outer side cable fitted on the outer side of the tire, as well as a tension cable fitted on the other tire side, e.g. an inner cable lying on the inner side of the tire, there are connecting elements on the tension cable, into each of which either a hook connecting the tension cable with at least one track cross or chain parts of the continuous chain mesh are directly hooked, and which are clamped on a sheathing of the tension cable secured against slippage. At least one protrusion for fixing or clamping a sheathing of the tension cable can additionally by provided on an inner surface of the connecting elements facing towards the tension cable.
Claims15
An anti-skid chain for use with a tire comprising:
- a continuous chain mesh with track chains, and having at least one of hooks and chain parts;
- a side cable fitting on a first side of the tire when mounted;
- a stretchable tension cable fitting on a second side of the tire opposite the first side when mounted, said stretchable tension cable having a sheathing;
- and
- a plurality of connecting elements,
- wherein the plurality of connecting elements are clamped onto the sheathing of the stretchable tension cable in a manner to secure against slippage, and wherein the hooks or chain parts of the continuous chain mesh, each joining the stretchable tension cable with at least one of the track chains, are hooked directly into openings of the respective connecting elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.