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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7040713 | Attachment device for an auxiliary wheel releasably attachable to a wheel of a vehicle For fastening an auxiliary wheel to the wheel of a vehicle, bolts are fixed to the auxiliary wheel, which bolts are aligned substantially parallel to the wheel axle of the auxiliary wheel. Each of the bolts has a head which can be inserted into slot-shaped recesses ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6917894 | Tire plus-sizing software program A tire plus-sizing software program for receiving data input and displaying data output for six different screens that can be used to correctly determine and convert tire and wheel information to correctly select proper tires and wheels for plus-sizing personal vehi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6733088 | Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires which are to be in contact with the road surface. The apparatus facili... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6637834 | Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires which are to be in contact with the road surface. The appar... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6068346 | Add-on spare tire apparatus and method of installation An add-on spare tire and method for installation in which the spare tire includes a first (6a, 103) and second wheel half (6b, 104). The first wheel half (6a, 103) includes an attachment plate portion that is attached to the wheel (20) carrying the flat o... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6022082 | Traction device for vehicle wheels A traction device for vehicle wheels has an expandable and contractible member mounted next to the vehicle wheel. The traction device has a tire with extending studs that is expandable by air pressure to increase the diameter of the tire. The tire is cont... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5788335 | Traction device for vehicle wheels A traction device for vehicle wheels has an expandable and contractible member mounted next to the vehicle wheel. The traction device has a tire with extending studs that is expandable by air pressure to increase the diameter of the tire. The tire is cont... | 08/04/1998 |
| 4708400 | Spare tire installation without conventional jack The present invention provides a spare tire apparatus for installation on a vehicle. The spare tire can be installed to a vehicle without the use of a conventional jack and can use the motion of the vehicle to secure itself to the vehicle. The inventive s... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4291922 | Anti-skid mechanism for wheeled vehicle There is disclosed an anti-skid mechanism for a wheeled vehicle suitable for attachment to the outer surface of at least two wheels of said vehicle. The mechanism includes a central flanged disk adapted to be mounted on the outer surface of the wheel, an ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 3934936 | Auxiliary wheel for vehicles An auxiliary wheel for use in conjunction with a conventional pneumatic tired wheel of a vehicle when the pneumatic tire carried by the rim of the conventional wheel becomes inoperative. The auxiliary wheel has a rim member with a hard rubber tire on the ... | 01/27/1976 |
