Tire bar and method of using the tire bar to unstick a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12109854
APP PUB NO 20210178810A1
SERIAL NO

17113675

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A tire bar having an elongated body 11. A traction section 12 is disposed at a first end of the elongated body 11. The traction section 12 is configured to be mounted over a tire tread on a vehicle wheel. The traction section 12 has an inner surface 14 configured to contact the treads of a wheel and an outer traction surface 2 configured to contact a driving surface. The inner surface 14 opposes the outer traction surface 2. A lug contact section 16 has a lug connector 1 configured to contact at least one lug nut on a wheel. The lug contact section 16 is configured to be movable along a length of the elongated body 11 to vary a distance between the lug section 16 and the traction section 12. A locking structure 4 is configured to lock the lug contact section 16 at a position on the elongated body 11. A method of unsticking a vehicle by rotating a wheel having the tire bar connected to the wheel.

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MELCHER JEFFREY S4155 NW 28TH AVE BOCA RATON FL 33434

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Rodriguez, Henry Santa Clara, US 22 149

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