Snow chains for vehicles
US6345653B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C27/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A snow chain structure includes an inboard flexible cable having an end provided with a male connector and another end provided with a female connector engageable with the male connector, a plurality of outboard flexible cables each having a first end connected with an end of one of the outboard flexible cables by a ring and a second end connected with another one of the outboard flexible cables by an attachment element, the attachment element being an elongated member having two holes each for engaging with an end of a positioning hook, one side of the attachment element being formed with a protuberance, two holes one at a side of the protuberance, and a stop at a bottom of the protuberance, a plurality of cross chains each having an end arranged on the inboard flexible cable and another end fixedly mounted on the outboard flexible cables.
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