US1809443A - Device for applying antiskid chains - Google Patents

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June 9, 1931. H. A. FRAzlr-:R 1,&09 ,443

DEVICE FOR APPLYING ANTISKID CHAINS Filed May 8. 1930 Patented June 9, 1931 y K HERBERT A. FRAZIER, F BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA DEVICE FOB APPLYING AN'JTISKJI.)V CHAINS Application led May 8, 1930. Serial No. 450,837.

The application of anti-skid chains to the to the chain hook 4. rlhe hook 4 is prefer- Wheels of motor vehicles isA usually att-ended ably swivelled to the spring 3. 5 represents with considerable difficulty especially when a buckle which is slidable on the strap l and the application is made on the road. One also ieXible at any point thereon. This 5 of the chieic diiiiculties is in connecting the buckle may be ot any suitable character but 55 ends of the side chains with sufficient taut I prefer to use and have shown the usual ness. tongueless buckle in common use in connec The object which I have in view is the `plotion with webbing straps for trunks and the vision of a device which is adapted foriadlike. Connected to the cross bar of said 'io vantageous use in applying anti-skid chains buckle is a relatively stout strap 6 of the 60 and which will enable such chains to be propsame material as the strap l and the free end erly and conveniently applied without reof the strap 6 is provided with a permanentquiring the jacking up oi' the wheels. ly attached hook 7. Y

For this purpose I have invented a device In Fig. l I show one manner in which my i5 which comprises a length of 'lieXible material, device may be used to apply an anti-skid such for instance as a stout strap oiM webbing, chain to a vehicle wheel. Here I show two one of whose ends isfprovided with a chain of the devices in use.` The anti-skid chain engaging hook and whose other end is prois laid or draped over the wheel. with the vided with a tension spring and hook, and ends of its side chains 8 at either side at whose intermediate portion is provided with the bottom ozt the Wheel and drawn together. i a slidable buckle to which is connected a short The hooks 2 and 7 are now hooked into links iiexible member or strap which has its free of the inner and outer side chains with the end provided with a hook. fork oit' the device s'traddling the felloe of My device may also be used as a spreader the wheel. One of my devices is thus installed to maintain the anti-skid chain snugly in at either side as illustrated in Fig. 1. The place on the vehicle. devices are then tightened by sliding the In the accompanying drawings, wherein I buckle 5 toward the hook 2 until the ends have illustrated a practical embodiment of of side chains are snugly anchored in place. the principles of my invention, Fig. l is a When the devices have thus been applied and side elevation of a vehicle wheel showing vtightened at either side, the long ends oit' two of my devices employed in applying the the devices may be hooked up out of the anti-skid chain to the wheel. way as by engaging the hooks 4 in the links Fig. 2 is a similar view showing one of my of the side chains at the proper elevation at devices employed in a different manner for either side. the same purpose. v The vehicle is then moved to revolve the Fig. 3 is a similar vieu7 showing another wheel and bring the ends of the side chains manner of employing my device for the same into a convenient position where they may purpose. be readily connected by the usual connec- Figs. 4 and 5 are similar views showing my tors. 40 devices employed as spreaders. In Fig. 2 I show the hooks 2 and 7 of the Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the device device engaged with the opposite ends of a shown separately. side chain and the device then tightened by Referring to the drawings, my device comsliding the buckle along the strapy l toward prises a length or strap l of flexible material, theA hook 2. After the ends of the chains preferably stout webbing, and of suitable are brought together they are connected in length. To one end of the strap l is perthe usual manner. manently attached the chain hook 2 while the In Fig. 3 I show two of my devices thus other end of said strap has permanently atapplied to the outer and inner side chains tached thereto one end of the stout helical and the long endsI of the devices hooked up 59 spring 3 whose outer end has attached there out of the way. The wheel is then revolved ion k to bring the ends up from the bottom to a convenient position and they are then connected together in the usual manner.

In Figs. i and 5 I show two uses of a, paill of my devices as spreaders employed to keep the anti-skid chain taut on thel Wheel.

My device is inexpensive and durable and convenient to cai-ry in the tool box or compartment of a motor vehicle. lts use ienders the application of anti-skid chains to vehicle Wheels convenient and expeditious, and may be used with advantage as: a spreader to keep the anti-skid chains tautly in position on the Wheels.

Vhat I claim is 1.v A device 'for applying anti-skid chains to vehicle Wheels which comprises in combination a length of flexible material, a hook attached to one end oi the saine, a helical spring attached to the otheiL end ot the same, a hook attached to the othei' end of said spring, a second length of flexible material, a tonguelcss buckle mounted on the liist named length and provided with a cross bai' to which one end oif said second length is attached, and a hook on lthe otherl end of said second length.

2. A device 'foi' applying anti-skid chains to vehicle Wheels which comprises in combination a flexible strap, a. hook attached to one end oi the strap, a helical spring attached to the other end ot' the strap, a hook attached to the free end of the spring, a tongueless buckle mounted on said strap, a second strap attached to the bai of' said buckle, and a hoch on the 'free end of the second strap.

A device toiapplyiug a.nti-skid chains to vehicle Wheels which comprises in combination a` strap formed of a length of Webhing, a hook attached to Vone end ot' said strap, a heli 1al signing attached to the other end of the strap, a hook attached to the free end of the spi-ing', a ktongueless buckle mounted on said strap, a. second strap having its one end attached to the cross bail of said buckle, and a hook on the. free end of said second strap.

Signed at Butler, Pa., this 17th day of March, 1930.

HERBERT A. FRAZIER.

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