Patent ID: 6044883
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
The combination of an anti-skid device and a wheeled vehicle, said combination for increasing friction between said wheeled vehicle and a slippery surface therebelow, said anti-skid device comprising:(a) a wheeled vehicle, said vehicle comprising at least one wheel assembly, each of said at least one wheel assemblies comprising(1) a wheel having a central axis of rotation,(2) a first tire,(3) a second tire,(4) and wherein said first tire and said second tire are mounted to said wheel in a spaced apart relationship along said axis of rotation, to provide therebetween a centrally located mounting space which is located radially outward from said central axis of rotation,(b) an anti-skid device, said anti-skid device located in said mounting space between said first tire and said second tire, said anti-skid device comprising, in radially outward order,(1) a retainer ring,(2) a spacer ring,(3) an inflation ring, and(4) an anti-skid tread ring.