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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426949 | Tool-free tire traction device A traction device for vehicle tires is provided for when the vehicle is stuck in mud, snow, ice or similar terrain, comprising an adjustable support member having a first end and a second end; a connection member extending from the first end of the support member, w... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7370496 | Multi-use portable lock system A multi-use portable lock system is provided. The system enables a user to secure valuable personal particles placed on top of the desk, like a keyboard, phone, answering machine, notebook and the like, without prior preparations and without damaging the desk. The s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7222651 | Tire for preventing rollover or oversteer of a vehicle A tire for preventing vehicle rollover or oversteer comprises a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewall portions, a tread portion extending between the pair of sidewall portions, and a portion of low friction material positioned along an edge of the tread portion.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7021720 | Till track vehicle A vehicle that uses a steel lug wheel assembly while in the field and has retractable rubber tires for transport on paved roads. The vehicle is capable of simultaneously performing multiple farm operations in a field. The multiple farm operations include shredding, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6561320 | Automatically operated antiskid apparatus for automobile tires Disclosed herein is an automatically operated antiskid apparatus for automobile tires. The automatically operated antiskid apparatus includes an operating signal generating unit for transmitting an operating signal generated by a bar operating switch to p... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6543501 | Traction assembly for vehicles A traction assembly for single and dual-wheeled vehicles that is easy to install and suitable for storing in the vehicle when not in use having a plurality of spaced apart traction units interconnected by a connector and locked into place with a securing ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6016856 | Traction device for tires The present invention relates to an anti-skid traction device designed to be easily mounted onto a wheel of a motor-vehicle for obtaining greater traction on ice, snow, mud, or sand. One embodiment of the invention is for uses in situations where an autom... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5842756 | Traction device for wheels and process for making A traction device for wheels focusing on irrigation system wheels and the manufacturing process for making the traction device. Multiple traction device segments are joined to encompass a tire/wheel unit of an irrigation system tire/wheel drive system gen... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5147479 | Anti-skid device for use on pneumatic tires for automotive vehicles An anti-skid device for use on pneumatic tires of an automotive vehicle includes a supporting ring rotatably provided on the outer circumferential periphery of a mounting plate that is detachably mounted on the wheel portion of the automotive vehicle, a p... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5123469 | Tire traction chain A tire traction chain having a tread or contact section with spikes, and two side sections. The tread or contact section is comprised of plate-like contact section parts in which the spikes are secured. The contact section parts are linked with one anothe... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5076335 | Antiskid device having rotatable crossbands Described herein is a crossband device to be mounted on a vehicle tire to prevent tire slips on snowy roads. The crossband device including an inner ring detachably fixable to the outer side of a wheel of the vehicle, an outer ring rotatably supported on ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5070923 | Antiskid apparatus having doglegged linkages pivotally connected Antiskid apparatus comprising a first doglegged linkage of two rods which are pivotally connected together on one end and a second doglegged linkage of two rods which are pivotally connected together on one end, the linkages being pivotally connected in t... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5022449 | Nonskid device for automobile tires having annular elastic buffer members A detachable automobile tire nonskid device includes a plurality of members mounted on a metallic portion which would otherwise come in contact with a road surface. The plurality of members may include spaced rigid nonskid plate members and annular elasti... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4960159 | Anti-skid device for tired vehicle wheels An anti-skid device for a vehicle wheel with a tire, particularly for tired vehicle wheels when used in ice and snow, arranged to be mounted on the vehicle wheel connected to an axle shaft, the anti-skid device including a setting member arranged to be po... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4928740 | Stud link A stud link for a tire chain, including a plate-like link body that has a tire contact surface and a wearing surface. The link body has at least one attachment hole for a chain link that is to be connected, and at least one central wearing element and two... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4889172 | Anti-skid device for vehicle wheels In an anti-skid device for vehicle wheels the tread network is formed by components (5) made of rubber or plastic and chain strand sections (3,4) mutually connecting the latter. The components (5) consists of longitudinal pieces (10 and 11) substantially ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4854359 | Antiskid device, particularly for pneumatically tired vehicle wheels on snow and ice surfaces The antiskid device includes a fixing disk, which can be mounted on the wheel rim of a motor vehicle and can remain thereon during the winter months, and a supporting disk mountable on the fixing disk and lockable therewith by means of a retaining ring on... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4643251 | Traction devices for automotive wheels A wheel attachment to provide extra needed traction by a motor drawn vehicle when traveling on roadways covered with snow, ice or mud. It comprises a plurality of circularly spaced, flexible traction members overhanging the tread of a pair of wheels and c... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4576214 | Non-skid device, particularly for pneumatically tired vehicle wheels used on ice and snow An anti-skid device is intended for use on pneumatic tires when the tires are used on ice and snow. The device includes a supporting disk with anti-skid arms pivotally displaceable about axes extending parallel to the axis of the wheel on which the pneuma... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4385652 | Endless track construction A plurality of sections are fitted together so that they fit around an uninflated tire and they are fastened together to form a rigid cylinder. The tire is then inflated thus holding the now solid rim or track in position. Each section includes a curved b... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4378833 | Anti-skid device for vehicles An anti-skid device, which can be detachably mounted on the wheels of a vehicle, is simple to handle, comparatively independent of wheel dimensions, and which poses a minimum of risk of damage to the wheel housing of the vehicle and its brake system, at t... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4323103 | Anti-skid tire guard An anti-skid tire guard has three main components. The first component is a pair of spaced strips of material, each of the strips comprising three slats connected end to end by hinge pins. The strips are maintained in spaced relation by a plurality of met... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4278122 | Traction device for a vehicle wheel A traction device includes traction arms each having a traction finger extending transversely to the treadwall portion of a tire while supported by a shank portion extending to a carrier plate. Pivotal support arms on the carrier plate engage the hub sect... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4235272 | Snow anti-skid device for a motor vehicle wheel A snow anti-skid device a plurality of which are to be fitted at intervals around a motor vehicle wheel. Each device is in the form of a horseshoe-shaped strip-form yoke or stirrup comprised of a thickened central yoke section with curved limbs (20) for e... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4226272 | Tire traction device A removable tire traction device adapted to be positioned on a vehicle tire. The device includes approximately four substantially U-shaped cleats which are loosely positioned around the tire. A ring-shaped cleat holder is positioned adjacent to the outer ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4171718 | Anti-skid fittings for tires A flexible anti-skid fitting for mounting on tires to aid winter driving of automotive vehicles and trucks, comprising independent strips placed across the tread of the tires and held at their ends by a known means. The strips are characterized in that ea... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4165774 | Device for preventing tires from slipping An improved tire-slip preventing device consisting of a plurality of cross belts arranged across a pair of parallel cords in the form of a ladder is constructed so that one end of every other cross belt can be detached from the associated cord. The detach... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4159731 | Traction device A traction device for vehicle wheels is provided comprising spaced traction plates having traction bars extending from both major surfaces thereof, the plates being interconnected by U-shaped tire side wall gripping elements, the device being expandable t... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4155390 | Traction device A traction device includes a series of elastomeric traction elements adapted to the circumference of a tire of an automotive vehicle. Each traction element has a substantially U-shaped elastomeric body, a plurality of reinforcing wires arranged in paralle... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4154278 | Structure applicable to pneumatic tires, adapted to serve as gripping means on snow and ice A nonskid structure applicable to pneumatic tires comprises a pair of metal rods of suitable length and elasticity, folded over so as to build rectangular frames, open on one of the longer sides. At the open ends the metal rods are bent downwardly in an o... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4093012 | Skid preventive tire assembly Anti-skid assembly adapted to be removably mounted on a tire. The assembly includes a plurality of deformable transfer straps adapted to be mounted on the surface of the tire by a releasable anchoring structure. The straps are adapted to normally rest rel... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4018258 | Anti-skid device for vehicle wheel An anti-skid device for a vehicle tire includes a plurality of individual anti-skid units mounted on the outer surface of each tire. Each of the anti-skid units includes a resilient member having an anti-skid surface mounted in a recessed portion of the t... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4013112 | Anchor plate tire having a sub-lug equipped anchor plate A pneumatic spacer and cushioning tire assembly is provided with a carcass component and a tread section component. A plurality of anchor plates are molded into the tire carcass in the crown section thereof. The anchor plates are further retained in posit... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4010789 | Anchor plate tire A pneumatic spacer and cushioning tire assembly is provided with a carcass component and a tread section component. A plurality of anchor plates are molded into the tire carcass in the crown section thereof. The anchor plates are further retained in posit... | 03/08/1977 |
