Patent ID: 9694635
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tire traction device, comprising: a primary strap configured to extend around a portion of a vehicle tire and through an opening in a vehicle rim; a traction plate having a tire-interfacing surface and an exterior-facing surface, the traction plate having a width, the traction plate having a channel that extends along the width of the traction plate, the channel being configured to receive the primary strap, wherein the exterior-facing surface comprises a floor, a first paddle that extends substantially transversely from the floor along the width of the traction plate, and a second paddle that extends substantially transversely from the floor along the width of the traction plate, the first paddle bordering a first side of the traction plate and the second paddle bordering a second side of the traction plate opposite the first side, the first and second paddles having a height above the floor that is greater than the remaining exterior-facing surface; and wherein the tire-interfacing surface is adapted to sit on a circumferential portion of the vehicle tire.