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Who invented snow chains?

Question #148739. Asked by Thesuperyoshi.
Last updated Dec 31 2021.
Originally posted Dec 31 2021 6:50 AM.

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elburcher

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elburcher

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Harry D. Weed in 1904.

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.html

Harry 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.

https://transportationhistory.org/2019/08/23/1904-thanks-to-this-inventor-driving-in-snow-and-ice-became-safer/

Dec 31 2021, 9:48 AM

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