ANTI-SKID DEVICE FOR A TIRE

• Main Author: DORDEVIC, SASA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.11.2009
• Subjects: DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING; TYRE INFLATION; VEHICLE TYRES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

An anti-skid tire device for increasing the grip of a tire of a vehicle on a road surface. The device includes a plurality of modules associated with each other to form substantially a chain disposed annularly around the tire's external surface. The modules each have a shaped plate with a plurality of gripping elements protruding during use towards the outside of the shaped plate, so as to improve the tire's ability to grip the road surface. An attachment element is include which has a first end associated with the shaped plate, a second end selectively attachable to a shaped plate of an adjacent module, and a central body radially facing towards the tire and inserted into a corresponding groove provided on the tire's external surface. The attachment element further has at least one adjustment member adapted to adjust the size of the anti-skid device with respect to the tire.