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Vehicle wheel gripper

  • US 5,176,361 A
  • Filed: 03/25/1991
  • Issued: 01/05/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle tire gripper apparatus for permitting a tire to be extracted from a soft terrain area comprising:

  • a first inclined section having top and bottom plates;

    a second completely flat section having top and bottom walls;

    a separable hinge connection interconnecting the first inclined section to the second flat section;

    said top plate of said first inclined section having a plurality of friction grips with each of said grips having the configuration of an elongate hole located beneath a cantilevered portion extending towards said second flat section;

    said bottom plate of said first inclined section having a plurality of ground connectors with each of said connectors having the configuration of an elongate hole located above a cantilevered portion extending in an opposite direction to the cantilevered portion of said top plate;

    the top wall of said second flat section has a plurality of friction grips with each of said grips having an elongate hole located beneath a cantilevered portion extending away from said first inclined section;

    the bottom wall of said second flat section has a plurality of ground connectors with each of said connectors having an elongate hole located above a cantilevered portion extending in an opposite direction to the cantilevered portion of said top wall.

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