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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166616 | Turnbuckle A turnbuckle for an anti-skid chain that can be mounted on the wheel of a vehicle. A tension cable is connected inside the turnbuckle housing to a winding roll that is pre-stressed in the winding-up direction and mounted so that it can be rotated about its axle. A r... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7302739 | Device for fastening emergency equipment to a ship's deck A device is for fastening emergency equipment to a ship's deck or to a structure on a ship's deck. The device includes a first and a second fastening facility for, respectively, a first external and a second external fastening device having, respectively, a first an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7007572 | Tire chain tool A device for installing a tire chain is a one-piece, rugged tool made of ⅜″ or ½″ steel stock. The tool has a total length of approximately 1 foot. At a first end, the tool has an arcuate shape that terminates in an open channel, which channel functions to gr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 5082039 | Anti-skid chain for vehicle tires An anti-skid chain for a vehicle tire comprises an inner and outer harness. The outer side harness comprises a closed loop harness line with elastic expansion members acting as a damping elements. A locking device is attached at one end of the harness lin... | 01/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4646805 | Chain winch A chain winch 10 having a sprocket wheel 14 of polygonal cross-section with flat faces 32 dimensioned in dependence on the dimensions of a link chain to be used therewith and having pin formations 36 for engaging between or in chain links. The winch inclu... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4617703 | Device for tightening chains and the like A device for tightening chains, cables or ropes is disclosed. Previously, turnbuckles or load binders, the latter operating on the principle of the lever, have been used to tighten two ends of a chain or cable around an object, or the ends of two chains w... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4508151 | Non-skid device for motor-vehicle tires A non-skid device for motor vehicle tires comprises at least two strands of cable joined at their ends and having adjustably threaded thereon a plurality of pairs of half-brackets separated from one another by cross pieces in contact with the tread of the... | 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 |
| 4456233 | Tensioning device for chains A tensioning device for chains such as tensioning chains, sling chains, tire chains and the like with a tensioning unit having at least one tensioning spindle which is connected with a tensioning nut and having at least one damping spring. The damping spr... | 06/26/1984 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4416319 | Closure for tire chains In tire chains, closures are required to lock tension-chain lines (10) in the tensioned position. A proposed closure is provided with a pull-through orifice (2) for the tension-chain line (10) and with a locking slot (3) adjacent to the pull-through orifi... | 11/22/1983 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4368769 | Tire chain A skid-resisting chain adapted to be attached to and removed from the tires of a vehicle with a minimum of effort to provide improved traction in snow, ice, mud or other slippery road conditions. The attachment-detachment means comprises a flexible metal ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4352382 | Tire protection chain In a tire protection chain with plate-shaped components (1) which cover the tread of the tire to be protected, and with at least one chain network (4) located on one side of the tire, the chain network is provided with overload safeguards (7, 8, 9, 14, 18... | 10/05/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4321956 | Belt attachment for tire chains A wire rope traction device or cable tire chain includes lateral cables and a plurality of cross cables for extending between the lateral cables across the sole of a tire. Flat metal members secured to the lateral cables and ends of the cross cables form ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4282916 | Easily mounted anti-skid tire chain A tire chain assembly is provided with a quick connecting male and female fastener for easily securing together the inner circumferential chain on the inner side of the tire without the need for elevating the tire. The outer circumferential chain on the o... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4280545 | Wire rope traction device for tires A wire rope traction device for tires, and particularly radial tires, includes lateral cables and a plurality of cross cables for extending between the lateral cables across the sole of a tire. Flat metal members secured to the lateral cables and ends of ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4267871 | Tire protector chain A tire protector chain comprises plate-shaped components (1) which cover the tread of the tire and further comprises on at least one side of the tire a chain net connected to said components (1) by means of connection devices (4;15;24;28;34). The connecti... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4240485 | Nonskid tire chain connector means The side connector in a nonskid tire chain of this invention improves the invention of the herein identified copending application by providing spaced apart transverse bars, one carried by a bar-receiving member having an opening therein and the other by ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4237951 | Industrial tire chain tightener A tightener for securing tire chains about industrial tires. The tightener includes a pair of block members that are threadably engaged by a draw bolt. The draw bolt includes a tool engaging surface that facilitates attachment of a tool to turn the draw b... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4118834 | Stretching device A stretching device for stretching of a tire chain, particularly an anti-skid chain. The stretching device comprises a stretching spring, a stretching aggregate for stretching the spring and a stretching element for maintaining an associated tire chain in... | 10/10/1978 |
