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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278456 | Tire chain and cable installation device and method A tire chain and cable installation device to assist tire chains and cables installation on vehicles with tires or wheels. The tire chain and cable installation device is made of a resilient, flexible clamp portion having two gripping ends formed integrally with the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258405 | Tire track A unitary flexible track for converting a wheeled vehicle into a tracked vehicle, the track being provided for mounting in longitudinal direction around at least two successive vehicle tire-wheel assemblies in movement direction of the vehicle, the track having an i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 6918544 | Automobile traction devices Traction devices for an automobile tire include an adherent elongate expanse and a studded layer sandwiched between the adherent layer and the surface of a tire. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6619351 | Two piece tire with a convective cooling system A two-piece tire assembly 10 has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt 12 has a radially outer ground contracting tread 15 and a radially inner belt reinforcing structure 100 having ply layer... | 09/16/2003 |
| 5556487 | Track device having wheel widening effect A track device for mounting on a pneumatic tire fitted to the wheel of a vehicle to improve the buoyancy and traction of the vehicle over very soft terrain, the pneumatic tire including a tread surface across the width of the tire, a pair of side walls an... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5388624 | Vehicle drive wheel with tire and track driven thereby A vehicle drive wheel including a pneumatic tire mounted on a rim is provided with a track driven by the tire. The track comprises tire-supporting elements. At least those portions of the outer surfaces of the tire which come into contact with the inner p... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5267596 | Antiskid device for automobile tires The present invention relates to an antiskid device for mounting on automobile tires, designed to have the form of a segmented plastic envelope. The envelope is composed of tread segments provided with inserted metal spikes, ribs and recesses. Each tread ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5234041 | Traction boot for tires The invention is a flexible boot that wraps around a tire to vary the trave effect of a tire. The boot is a band with a different tread pattern on either side, and the treads may have different tractive effects depending on which way the tread rotates re... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5180454 | Anti-skid tire apparatus An anti-skid tire apparatus includes a cover structure having a plurality of sections, each of the sections having an outer tread surface, the each section having internal and external sidewalls, the external sidewall having a plurality of fastening slots... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5044415 | Automobile tire chain having wing-shaped mounting members hingeably attached to anti-sliding members A tire chain which has a plurality of anti-sliding members, each of which is attached to a base plate and a pivot pin. Wing-shaped members are hingeably attached to the bases and the pivot pins are connected by chain links to form an endless linkage.... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4813466 | Support track for a wheeled vehicle An improved support track assembly for both protecting and improving the flotation and mobility of the resilient wheels of a vehicle is disclosed herein that comprises both a manually operable retention assembly for fastening the track into an endless bel... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4508150 | Retractable traction intensifying means for agricultural tractors and the like A lightweight device for obtaining improved traction efficiency of rubber tired vehicles without adding ballast weight. The device has high-strength, thin-gauged traction intensifying means secured to a driving tire, providing higher drawbar pull at highe... | 04/02/1985 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4408646 | Wheeled vehicle support apparatus A wheeled vehicle flotation augmentation device is disclosed herein having at least elongated segments releasably connected together in a continuous and endless series of track block guides so as to form a circular tread about the periphery of a single wh... | 10/11/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4351865 | Tire sidewall protector A detachable, resilient shield is maintained in contact with the sidewalls of a tire for off-the-road vehicles to protect this critical area of the tire from damage due to contact with external objects such as rocks. The tire includes a removable tread or... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4346748 | Traction device for vehicles An improved wheel-mounted traction device comprising a plurality of molded plastic traction elements held in place about the periphery of a wheel or tire by belts or cables that engage the individual traction elements. Metal studs, integral plastic projec... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4310041 | Tire with sidewall protector A detachable, resilient shield is maintained in contact with the sidewalls of a tire for off-the-road vehicles to protect this critical area of the tire from damage due to contact with external objects such as rocks. The tire includes a removable tread or... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4280544 | Tire traction device A traction device surrounding the tread and sidewalls of a tire. The device includes several elongated, molded plastic traction members having fastening strips secured to opposite ends. The traction members are secured about the periphery of the tire by a... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4111250 | Sidewall protector A tire for off-the-road vehicles, the tire is designed for a removable tread, or a lugged metal traction band. A pair of detachable resilient shields are maintained adjacent the sidewalls of the tire to protect this critical area of the tire from damage. ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4081013 | Traction shoe seal A seal between the surface of a traction shoe and the belt of a removable track for a tire in which the belt-engaging surface of the shoe has a groove extending axially of the track. An elongated sealing member is located in the groove and has a thickness... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4043609 | Armored tire having a flexible tapered belt arrangement A pneumatic spacer and cushioning tire assembly, having an armored peripheral track fitted thereto is provided for use on construction and earthworking equipment. The track assembly has a non-uniform cross section tapered belt of elastomer insulated inext... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4036272 | Sure grip winter tire traction device The device is for attachment to a vehicle tire to improve traction on ice or snow. The device is constructed from a circumferential segment of preferably a used tire and includes a plurality of studs extending through the tread area of the tire, one end o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4030530 | Sidewall protector for a tire A tire for off-the-road vehicles. The tire is designed for a removable tread, or a lugged, metal traction band. A pair of detachable resilient shields are maintained adjacent the upper sidewalls of the tire to protect this critical area of the tire from p... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3937262 | Sure grip winter tire traction device The device is for attachment to a vehicle tire to improve traction on ice or snow. The device is constructed from a circumferential segment of preferably a used tire and includes a plurality of studs extending through the tread area of the tire, one end o... | 02/10/1976 |
