Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Anti-skid devices
Patent
1992-03-23
1993-12-28
Ball, Michael W.
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Anti-skid devices
81 158, B25B 2722
Patent
active
052730921
ABSTRACT:
A device for installing tire chains consists of a container for storing the tire chains when not in use and a removable lid which serves as a closure for the container and as an aid for installation. The lid is adapted for supporting the wheel of the vehicle during the chain installation process. The device further includes latch means for removably securing the lid over the open top of the container for the storage of tire chains
One surface of the lid is provided with a raised platform on which the vehicle wheel rests during the chain installation process. The raised platform extends longitudinally on the upper face of the lid and is provided with a pair of channels which are open at the top and at their ends and which extend normally to the longitudinal axis of the lid for receiving lateral members of the tire chain being installed. The bottoms of the channels are disposed in a plane vertically below the surface of the platform so that the lateral member received therein lies below the wheel and the chains can be readily moved laterally while the wheel is resting on the platform. Accordingly, there is no weight on the chain and it can be freely moved, especially in a lateral direction which makes the installation substantially easier. In addition, the platform raises the vehicle somewhat to make access to the inner face of the wheel more convenient for attaching the inside longitudinal member of the tire chain. At least one end of the lid is extended to define stabilizing surface for the wheel before it reaches the platform.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4103870 (1978-08-01), Murakami
patent: 4487314 (1984-12-01), Stewart
Ball Michael W.
Lorin Francis J.
Vanderburgh John E.
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