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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162017 | Easy mount tire chains Revised tire chain attachments and mounting methods, for use on an otherwise typical, presently marketed link construction, ladder pattern, truck tire chain, to reduce chain slack and increase chain tension, from mounting, and increase the feasibility of one stop mo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7204282 | System for modular tire chain structure A flexible system for winter traction products that allows for component repairability, interchangeability, customization and resizing, all without requiring tools. The key to this system is the provision of connectors which provide interconnection of multiple compo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174933 | Easy mount tire chains Configurations and installation methods for vehicle tire chains which provide tire chains especially easy to mount, and provide improvements in performance and vendor supply. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7110979 | Secure payment method and system A secure payment method and system for payment for a product in electronic form comprises a customer's terminal and a merchant's terminal connected by a communications network. A customer uses a customer's terminal to request a product and at the customer's terminal... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096905 | Slip-preventing device for vehicle tire A slip-preventing device of a tire has a plurality of arm frames each of which is contacted with an inner sidewall, a tread and an outer sidewall of the tire. The arm frame has a link unit at a side of the outer sidewall of the tire. The arm frames are linked with e... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6520231 | Tire chain link with traction members A link for a tire chain including a tread portion and flanking side-wall portions with at least the tread portion including vertically extending links, three or four of which are interconnected by horizontal connectors to form a mesh of a desired shape. T... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6039100 | Stay member for tire chains, especially for protective tire chains The stay member for a tire chain has a base member including a base portion and a wear portion. The base member has a longitudinal center plane. The base member has at least one connecting opening for receiving connecting members of the tire chain. The ba... | 03/21/2000 |
| 4997019 | Tire traction chain with traction plates A tire traction chain having a tread or contact section with spikes, and two side sections. The tread or contact section includes plate-like contact section parts in which the spikes are secured. The contact section parts are linked with one another.... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4892127 | Snow chain having a network of diamond shaped openings This invention discloses a snow chain comprising at least three chains or wires arranged and connected to each other in a network providing two series of diamond-shaped openings adjacent and parallel to one another, wherein the two extremities of the firs... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4860532 | Method for joining together two segments of a snow-chain, and connecting element to implement the method Two chain segments of a snow-chain are connected through elongated elements, where both ends of an element each exhibit an open slot in which a link of a chain segment is introduced. Thereafter, the slots are pressed shut until the chain links are at leas... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4850410 | Continuous snow chain This invention relates to a continuous snow chain comprising three cords or chains disposed in zig-zag patterns and connected to each other in a network of cords or chains of a finite length including two parallel rows of substantially diamond-shaped open... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4749015 | Non-skid device for tires In a non-skid device for tire constituted by two parallel cable-like members, and a plurality of non-skid strips which are fabricated of a flexible resilient material and positioned in a ladder form between the two cable-like members, each of the non-skid... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4730655 | Tire chain device for automobiles travelling on snow-covered terrain This invention relates to a tire chain device for automobiles travelling on snow-covered terrain and, in particular, to one having two steel hoops connected by a plurality short lengths of chains, a plurality of plastic tubes enclosing the steel hoops, tw... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4719669 | Fastening member for a tire chain A fastening member provided at the end of a spring-elastic mounting strap of a tire chain. The fastening member has an introduction passage and an attachment passage for a cooperating fastening member that is secured to the other end of the mounting strap... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4709432 | Combination device for applying tire chains and mounting a jack An apparatus for aiding in the mounting of tire chains having a flat base and two upward projecting angle members positioned parallel is disclosed. The angle members have first and second apices respectively positioned relative to one another and the road... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4690190 | Securing device for a vehicle tire chain A tire chain adapted to be mounted on and readily removed from a vehicle tire includes an inner support extending, in the mounted state of the chain, circumferentially along and in engagement with an inwardly oriented tire side. The inner support has a sp... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4679608 | Vehicle tire chain A vehicle tire chain has an openable and closable inner and outer support engaging, in a mounted state of the chain, respective inner and outer sides of a vehicle tire, a plurality of runner chains each secured to the inner and outer supports and straddli... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4673015 | Chain net A chain net comprises a plurality of warp strands (1.1) with mutually equal links (1.2) which at intersections lock round links (1.5) of weft strands (1.4) having mutually equal links. The links of the warp strands have dimensions such that they first all... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4665589 | Fastener for openable and closable side clips of antiskid chains for motor vehicle tires A fastener for openable and closable side clips for antiskid chains for motor vehicle tires is provided, in which to each end of a side clip is fixed an end portion with a platelike body which, in the fitted state of the chain, is oriented substantially p... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4648434 | Antiskid device for motor vehicle tires Antiskid device for motor vehicle tires with an inner fastening or mounting engaging with the inside of the tire and with an inner fastening or mounting for chain strand portions extending over the tire tread, in which in the fitted state, the inner faste... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4615368 | Apparatus for detachably fastening lateral cable in tire chain A novel apparatus for detachably securing together the opposed ends of a lateral cable in a tire chain mounted on a tire. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced-apart anchor members mounted on one end of the lateral cable and a generally U-shaped cl... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4588010 | Anti-skid device for motor vehicle tires An anti-skid device for motor vehicle tires is provided including front and rear holding devices, which lie against the inside and outside of the tire when the chain is mounted, and between which chain strand sections extend over the running surface of th... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4574858 | Tire chain device A tire chain device of the type which has a rigid structure positioned on the inner side of the wheel upon which it is installed, said rigid structure being comprised of an adjustable length horizontal strap and two rigid depending straps pivoted from eit... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4542779 | Tire chain An antislip tire chain has provided therewith an inner part and an outer part joined together by a tread part. The inner part includes a fastener formed by a fastener member and a counter fastener member. An introduction opening of the fastener member is ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4515198 | Means for detachably connecting a chain link to a skidder ring Simplified means for connecting skidder rings to the tag chains that hold the skidder rings in spaced positions around a tractor wheel. Each skidder ring has four hooks spaced approximately 90° apart, two at each side, of novel construction. Each hook is... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513800 | Tire chain mounting device A spacer, such as a block, upon which a tire is driven and positioned upon. Engaged with the spacer is a bracket means for temporary holding an open link. The tire chain is draped over the tire and the end links of the innerside segment of the tire chain ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4493354 | Tire chain A tire chain comprising two-spaced parallel side chains, a plurality of cross chains joining the side chains at spaced intervals, a plurality of spaced junction links in each side chain, wherein each junction link has areas of reduced thickness and a hook... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4480673 | Tire chain device A tire chain device of the type which has a rigid structure positioned on the inner side of the wheel upon which it is installed, said rigid structure being comprised of an adjustable length horizontal strap and two rigid depending straps pivoted from eit... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4476907 | Antiskid device for tire An antiskid device and its fittings for a tire including a side chain, a cross chain, a connector, an end link, a hook and a stopper. The side chain includes a side link formed as a two-piece link having two links, one a long link and the other a short li... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4456047 | Connecting structure of traction device for vehicle wheels A traction device comprises a traction means such as, for example, a chain mounted on a wheel tire, and a connecting means to connect both end portions of the chain when mounted on. Said connecting means comprises a long extension having a first hook port... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4436129 | Composite semirigid snow chain, without rear hooking means, for motor vehicles A composite semirigid snow chain without rear hooking means, for motor vehicles, consisting of two parts to be independently applied onto a wheel and to be connected to one another at a sole side, that is at a sole side of the wheel, by means of an elasti... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4431042 | Antiskid tire chain An antiskid tire chain comprises a plurality of cross chains which are systematically arranged in groups of three along the tire chain, one end link of each cross chain in a group being joined in a junction member.... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4416318 | Anti-skid chain and making thereof In an anti-skid chain with an inner retaining device (1) formed by a resilient steel hoop, a tensioning strand (6) bridging end parts (4, 5) of the steel hoop is used for tensioning and is guided over the tread of the tire to the outer retaining device (3... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4408645 | Laminated wearing plate assembly for tire chain Tire protective or traction chain comprising a network of wearing plates 14 substantially perpendicular to the surface of a tire and connectors 12 substantially parallel to the surface of the tire interconnecting the wearing plates. Each wearing plate on ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4391315 | Tire chain with attaching device An anti-skid tire chain is improved by having a resilient strap at one end, the strap being adapted to be secured on the inside wall of a mounted tire having its tread on a road surface. On both of the side wall links of the chain, there are plates having... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4390053 | Anti-slip chain for vehicle tires In the case of an anti-slip chain, possessing an inner and outer holding device (4,5) which holds a chain-net, a tensioning chain-strand (7) runs from the inner holding device (4), over the tread of the tire, to the outer holding device (5). In order to g... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4378040 | Auxiliary traction device for tires and cable end connector therefor A novel and improved traction device comprises a cable-type chain adapted to be mounted on radial tires for emergency use wherein a pair of lateral cables are adapted to extend cicumferentially along opposite sidewalls of the tire. A plurality of cross-me... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4366850 | Cable-type tire chains and cross member and traction sleeve therefor A cable-type tire chain comprises side members adapted to extend circumferentially around opposite side walls of a tire and cross members connected between the side members so as to extend over and across the tire tread. The cross members comprise cables ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366849 | Cable-type tire chains A cable-type tire chain comprises side members adapted to extend circumferentially around opposite side walls of a tire and cross members connected between the side members so as to extend over and across the tire tread, the cross members carrying tractio... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4357975 | Anti-skid chain An anti-skid tire chain comprising a pair of parallel side chains, a series of traction rings extending medially between the side chains, and a network of connector chains interconnecting the traction rings with the side chains and with one another is cha... | 11/09/1982 |
