Patent ID: 7921521

Claim:
A deflection device for an anti-skid chain comprising: a housing; a chain wheel rotatably mounted in the housing for the accommodation of a chain which can be inserted into the chain wheel; and at least one actuating element disposed in an opening in the housing and linearly movable in a radial direction between a locking position, in which the movement of the chain wheel is blocked in one direction, and an unlocking position, in which said blocking is released, said actuating element engaging, via a locking pawl actuated by said at least one actuating element, a toothed ring non-rotatably connected to the chain wheel, wherein said toothed ring is in the form of an internally-toothed ring of the chain wheel, the locking pawl is pivotally mounted within the interior space surrounded by the toothed ring, and the locking pawl engages the toothed ring in the locking position but disengages the toothed ring when the at least one actuating element is in the unlocking position.