Now fitting snow chains to your car is as simple as press of a button
The solution, a base plate fitted to the wheel at the start of winter, snow chain hubs snapping on and off when needed
A man puts automatic snow chains on a car tyre at the ski resort Ovcarna near the village of Karlova Studanka, Czech Republic, January 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
The days of frozen fingers hampering your efforts to fit snow chains may soon be over, as now you can watch them automatically deploy at the press of a button.
The easy way to fit snow chains - fast and simple.
It's the brainchild of an automotive car part manufacturer - inspired by a late night struggle to fit traditional chains in freezing temperatures.
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The solution, a base plate fitted to the wheel at the start of winter, snow chain hubs snapping on and off when needed.
The grip provided by four arms that extend out of the centre hub to grip the tyre.
"The anti-sliding function is located here on the grabs and has steel spikes which are used for hard packed ice and plastic ones which are used in soft snow," according to Petr Gross, developer of Snow Chain.
Three years in development Gross now has a patent in his native Czech Republic, with others applied for abroad.
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"We see a future use of the chains mainly for trucks and buses because those vehicles mostly have only summer tyres and no special tyres for the winter, and the use of some anti-slips or chains is crucial for them. This device is very simple to put on and easy to handle and that's why we thing it has a great future."
Gross plans to market his product in Europe, Russia, the US and Canada.
The easy way to fit snow chains - fast and simple.
It's the brainchild of an automotive car part manufacturer - inspired by a late night struggle to fit traditional chains in freezing temperatures.
Winter blues: Snow, rain, landslides sever road links
The solution, a base plate fitted to the wheel at the start of winter, snow chain hubs snapping on and off when needed.
The grip provided by four arms that extend out of the centre hub to grip the tyre.
"The anti-sliding function is located here on the grabs and has steel spikes which are used for hard packed ice and plastic ones which are used in soft snow," according to Petr Gross, developer of Snow Chain.
Three years in development Gross now has a patent in his native Czech Republic, with others applied for abroad.
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"We see a future use of the chains mainly for trucks and buses because those vehicles mostly have only summer tyres and no special tyres for the winter, and the use of some anti-slips or chains is crucial for them. This device is very simple to put on and easy to handle and that's why we thing it has a great future."
Gross plans to market his product in Europe, Russia, the US and Canada.