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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120012663 | Foldable Vehicle Wheel Traction Device A foldable vehicle wheel traction apparatus is disclosed that includes four traction devices having a regular lattice structure. Each traction device is hingeably connected one to the other to permit the traction devices to be folded one on another with easy storage. Th... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110204152 | TRACTION JACK A vehicle traction jack that functions as a traction mat platform, ramp, and vehicle jack to assist a vehicle's tire when a tire is stuck in a rut, hole, or some sort of terrain or weather condition such as sand, gravel, dirt, mud, or snow is disclosed. The traction jac... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20090032606 | Inflatable Automative Traction Recovery Device Disclosed is an inflatable cushion configured with a substantially flattened tubular shape such that in an inflated state the inflatable cushion is highly adaptable so as to readily conform to the terrain of the underlying surface on which it is deployed and to the foot... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20050145707 | Multipurpose metal traction device The present invention is a multipurpose metal traction device and a method of making the same. The invented traction device is made of metal, preferably {fraction (1/16)}″ to ⅛″ thick, preferably with decorative steel chromium alloys, such as stainless steel, or a... | 07/07/2005 |