Patent ID: 6848726

Claim:
A traction enhancing system for enhancing the traction of a vehicle traveling in snowy and icy conditions, the traction enhancing system comprising: a fluid control assembly being adapted for being coupled to the vehicle, said fluid control assembly being adapted for being in fluid communication with an internal environmental system of the vehicle suck that said fluid control assembly is for selectively diverting heated fluid provided to the cabin compartment of the vehicle; a plurality of distribution assemblies being operationally coupled to said fluid control assembly such that said distribution assemblies are in fluid communication with said fluid control assembly, each of said distribution assemblies being adapted for being coupled to the vehicle such that each of said distribution assemblies is positioned proximate one of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle such that each of said distribution assemblies is for directing the heated fluid onto the snow and ice proximate the associated one of the wheels to melt the snow and ice and improve traction between the wheels and the road when said fluid control assembly is diverting heated fluid to said distribution assemblies; a plurality of distribution conduits being operationally coupled between said valve control assembly and said distribution assemblies, each of said distribution conduits being adapted for being coupled to the vehicle, each of said distribution assemblies permitting fluid communication between said valve control assembly and the associated one of said distribution assemblies such that said distribution conduits are adapted for permitting the heated fluid to be transferred from said valve control assembly to said distribution assemblies; and a plurality of distribution members being operationally coupled to said distribution conduits, each of said distribution members being in fluid communication with the associated one of said distribution conduits, each of said distribution members being adapted for being coupled to the vehicle such that said distribution members are positioned between the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle, each of said distribution members being adapted for directing the heated fluid onto the snow and ice to facilitate melting of the snow and ice between the front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle to enhance traction of wheels.