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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1997
Tatsuo Suzuki, Hiratsuka, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tire slip preventing system for a vehicle includes a right tire anti-slip body, with a right tire fastening device cooperating therewith. A left tire anti-slip body is provided, with a left tire fastening device cooperating therewith. Each fastening device includes a fastening band and a fastening buckle, with the fastening buckle having hooks and engagement part, and a pivotably disposed cleat. The fastening band includes a first folded portion at a first end, with the fastening band engaging and passing over the cleat and looping in a reverse direction so that the fastening band forms an outer circumferential loop and an inner circumferential loop such that the fastening device has a non-reversible self-lock mechanism in which the cleat is pivoted to clamp the fastening band around the cleat by a tension of the inner circumferential loop. The buckle engages the respective anti-slip body with the pair of hooks. The right side and left side fastening devices are configured to be opposed to each other with respective opposing portions such that the cleat is ahead of the engagement part with respect to the tire rotation direction.