Patent ID: 6092577
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A side holder of an antiskid chain comprising:a closure for connecting two free first and second ends of a shackle strand, each of which ends being provided with a thickened portion;said shackle strand adapted to rest against the side of a vehicle tire and serving to fasten running netting of the antiskid chain by fastening hooks;said closure being formed of a molded part having a central, substantially plate-shaped portion;said plate-shaped portion having a pair of ends located opposite one another which are bent toward an underside of the plate portion while forming an open, approximately cylindrical interior space;tabs from two longitudinal sides of the molded part which are provided directly adjacent to the bend are likewise bent downward;two of said tabs which are located opposite to one another being inclined approximately in a roof-shaped manner relative to one another in cross section;said molded part having a slit in a center at the longitudinal direction, said slit completely penetrating the thickness of the central plate-shaped portion of the molded part and entering into bent ends of the molded part at most by an amount corresponding to the diameter of cylindrical inner spaces;said slit having a width through which the shackle strand can be inserted and the slit in the central area of the length of the closure being provided with a lateral widening which permits the ends of the shackle strand provided with said thickened portions to be guided through.