Patent · US Expired

Removable antiskid device on a vehicle wheel, in particular, an automobile wheel

US4162697A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 3, 1977
Grant dateJul 31, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 3, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60C27/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Two parts are used each of which grips a respective, opposite wheel segment, much in the manner of a cowl. Each part includes a straight strip which lies against the outside of the wheel and a shorter straight strip which lies against the inside of the wheel. The adjacent ends of the inner and outer strips are connected by chains or by bands as are intermediate portions of the strips. The two outer strips are releasably connected on the outside of the wheel by diverse types of connections. In some embodiments, each part includes a bow lying against the outside of the wheel and connecting the ends of the outer strip of that part.

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