Patent ID: 6591882
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A traction device for vehicle wheels comprising:side members and cross members connected together by securement devices, said securement devices each having opposed ends, one end connected to one of a side member and a cross member of said side members and cross members, and the other end releasably connected to the other of said side member and said cross member, said other end configured to have a hook-shape defining an enclosure portion and an opening to said enclosure portion, said opening and said enclosure portion sized to receive a connecting portion of the other of said side member and said cross member; a biasing member secured to said device and spring biased relative to said opening to close said opening, said biasing member exposed for manual deflection away from said opening whereby said other of said side member and said cross member can be releasably secured within said enclosure portion and selectively and manually released from said enclosure portion enabling replacement of the cross member.