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Question #148739. Asked by
Thesuperyoshi.
Last updated Dec 31 2021.
Originally posted Dec 31 2021 6:50 AM.
Harry D. Weed patented the Weed Chain Tire Grip in 1904 while working in Canastota at the Marvin & Casler Machine Shop, founded by his cousin, Henry Norton Marvin.
https://www.syracuse.com/neighbors/2011/10/harry_d_weed_inventor_developed_the_first_tire_chains.htmlHarry D. Weed of Canastota, New York, was issued U.S. Patent Number 768,495 for his "Grip-Tread for Pneumatic Tires," an innovation designed to help make driving safer in inclement winter weather or similarly adverse muddy road conditions.
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