Dual tire chain block

A dual tire chain block for adding and removing chains to dual tire trucks includes a block base having a front side sloping from a bottom side to a top side to form a front ramp. A pair of chain mounts is coupled to the inner side and the outer side proximal the front side. A capture chain is coupled to the pair of chain mounts. The capture chain extends between the pair of chain mounts to form a U-shape adjacent the front side of the block base. The capture chain is configured to be driven on by a truck to prevent the block base from slipping away as the truck tires climb the front ramp to rest an inner tire on the top side to elevate an outer tire to receive or remove a snow chain.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to tire blocks and more particularly pertains to a new tire block for adding and removing chains to dual tire trucks.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a block base having a top side separated from a bottom side, an inner side separated from an outer side, and a front side separated from a back side. The front side slopes from the bottom side to the top side to form a front ramp. A pair of chain mounts is coupled to the inner side and the outer side proximal the front side. A capture chain is coupled to the pair of chain mounts. The capture chain extends between the pair of chain mounts to form a U-shape adjacent the front side of the block base. The capture chain is configured to be driven on by a truck to prevent the block base from slipping away as the truck tires climb the front ramp to rest an inner tire on the top side to elevate an outer tire to receive or remove a snow chain.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular toFIGS. 1 through 5thereof, a new tire block embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral10will be described.

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 5, the dual tire chain block10generally comprises a block base12having a top side14separated from a bottom side16, an inner side18separated from an outer side20, and a front side22separated from a back side24. The front side22slopes from the bottom side16to the top side14to form a front ramp26. The back side24slopes from the bottom side16to the top side14to form a back ramp28. The block base12may thus be a trapezoidal prism. A nonslip surface30may be continuously disposed on each of the front side22, the top side14, and the back side24.

A plurality of LED lights32is coupled to the block base12. The plurality of LED lights32may comprise a pair of light strips34coupled within the inner side18and the outer side20. Each of the pair of light strips34has a rectangular protective cover36for protection. A power source38is coupled to the block base12. The power source38may comprise a pair of battery compartments40and a pair of power buttons42coupled within the inner side18and the outer side20adjacent the pair of light strips34. The pair of battery compartments40is configured to receive a plurality of batteries. The plurality of LED lights32is in operational communication with the power source38and the pair of power buttons42is in operational communication with the pair of battery compartments40and the pair light strips34to operate each light strip of the pair of light strips34individually.

A pair of chain mounts44is coupled to the inner side18and the outer side20of the block base proximal the front side22. Each of the pair of chain mounts44may comprise a D-ring46coupled within a circular housing48. The circular housing48may be swivelable. A capture chain50is coupled to the pair of chain mounts44. The capture chain50comprises a principal chain52extending between the pair of chain mounts44to form a U-shape and a plurality of cross chains54extending between sections of the principal chain52.

In use, the capture chain50is to driven on by a truck56to prevent the block base12from slipping away as an inner tire58of a pair of truck tires60climbs the front ramp26to rest the inner tire58on the top side14and elevate an outer tire62of the pair of tires to receive or remove a snow chain64. The truck60may then drive over the block base12down the back ramp28to raise an adjacent pair of tires66.