Abstract A traction mat for positioning between a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and a roadway or the like which is covered with ice, so as to provide friction between the wheel of the motor vehicle and the roadway, is disclosed to comprise a plurality of generally longitudinally extending strips having a plurality of bends formed in each longitudinally extending strip, each strip extending generally longitudinally and including a plurality of spaced direction-reversing bends as well as a plurality of intermediate bends disposed between adjacent direction-reversing bends, the longitudinally extending strips being transversely spaced and longitudinally positioned such that the outside surface of each strip along its direction-reversing bends is in contact with the outside surface of the next adjacent strips along the direction-reversing bends, means for securing the adjacent longitudinally extending strips at their directionreversing bends and a plurality of longitudinally spaced prongs formed on the upper and lower surfaces of each longitudinally extending strip to define friction elements for providing nonslip engagement between the ice of the roadway and the traction mat as well as between the wheel of the motor vehicle and the mat.
Inventors
👤 L Bustin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-28 21:39
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B39/00; B60B39/02; B60B39/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A traction mat for positioning between a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and the ground, the mat comprising: a plurality of generally longitudinally extending strips, each strip being generally rectangular in cross-section and having a pair of spaced relatively short surfaces and a pair of spaced relatively long surfaces extending transversely over its longitudinal axis; a plurality of bends formed in each longitudinally extending strip, said bends including longitudinally spaced directionreversing bends and intermediate bends disposed between said direction reversing bends; said longitudinally extending strips being transversely spaced and longitudinally positioned such that the outside surface of each strip along the direction-reversing bends is in contact with the outside surface of the next adjacent strips along their direction-reversing bends; means for securing said adjacent longitudinally extending strips along the direction-reversing bends along their lines of contact; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced relieved sections formed in each said pair of spaced relatively short surfaces, said relieved sections being semi-circular in cross-section and longitudinally spaced to define a plurality of frictiongenerating projections, said friction generating projections being substantially flat on their wheel engaging surfaces, and said relieved sections are spaced such as to provide that said friction generating projections are between 1/8 and 3/16 inches in length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A traction mat for positioning between a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and the ground, the mat comprising: a plurality of generally longitudinally extending strips, each strip being generally rectangular in cross-section and having a pair of spaced relatively short surfaces and a pair of spaced relatively long surfaces extending transversely over its longitudinal axis; a plurality of bends formed in each longitudinally extending strip, said bends including longitudinally spaced directionreversing bends and intermediate bends disposed between said direction reversing bends; said longitudinally extending strips being transversely spaced and longitudinally positioned such that the outside surface of each strip along the direction-reversing bends is in contact with the outside surface of the next adjacent strips along their direction-reversing bends; means for securing said adjacent longitudinally extending strips along the direction-reversing bends along their lines of contact; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced relieved sections formed in each said pair of spaced relatively short surfaces, said relieved sections being semi-circular in cross-section and longitudinally spaced to define a plurality of frictiongenerating projections, said friction generating projections being substantially flat on their wheel engaging surfaces, and said relieved sections are spaced such as to provide that said friction generating projections are between 1/8 and 3/16 inches in length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A traction mat according to claim 1 wherein said relieved sections are semi-circular and the radius of each is between five thirty-seconds and seven thirty-seconds inches, inclusive.