RESILIENTLY FLEXIBLE ANTISLIP DEVICE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: automotive industry; automobile wheel antislip devices. SUBSTANCE: proposed antislip devices are to be mounted for winter on elastic tyres of automobiles, both on front and rear driven and driving wheel. Device encloses tyre 1 over tread and has antislip members made in form of resiliently flexible antislip studs. Device is made in form of closed resiliently flexible zigzag hoop. Resiliently flexible studs 2 arranged on surface of tyre tread and secured by couplers 3 are connected in series with each other. Couplers 3 of six types are available. Hoop is fixed on tyre 1 by means of resiliently flexible braces 23, arranged over tyre circumference on couplers 3 or by means of bridges connecting two couplers close to each other. Device can be used on any roads, at any driving speeds being most perspective on ice coated roads. To operate the device on rough terrains, special quick-release grousers 34 can be mounted on tyre 1. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 53 cl, 33 dwg