Abstract: Anti-skid assembly adapted to be removably mounted on a tire. The assembly includes a plurality of deformable transfer straps adapted to be mounted on the surface of the tire by a releasable anchoring structure. The straps are adapted to normally rest relatively flat against the surface of the tire and to be shifted to a substantially perpendicular position when the tire skids with respective road surface to increase the frictional and mechanical engagement with the road surface and to return to the normal flat configuration against the tire surface after leaving engagement with the road surface. The anchoring structure includes braided cables which are parted to accept fasteners connecting the straps to the cable. Studs can be provided on the transverse members. A quick acting latch structure is provided to hook and unhook the braided cables.

Abstract: A gun for rapidly firing projectiles from a package inserted into a magazine as a cartridge and which are automatically fed into a propelling chamber and barrel connected thereto by a continuous stream of high pressure gas, a portion or all of which flows through the magazine. The flow of propellant gas is started and stopped by a manually or automatically controlled gate and the rate of firing and muzzle velocity of the projectiles are controlled by varying the pressure of the propellant gas, the geometry of the propelling chamber, or both. The magazine is so shaped as to deliver projectiles into the propelling chamber successively and the propelling chamber is so shaped as to direct the projectiles forwardly therein and form alternating slugs of gas and projectiles. The outlet from the propelling chamber may be connected through a flexible tube or directly to a curved or a conventional barrel.

Abstract: A gun for rapidly firing projectiles from a package inserted into a magazine as a cartridge and which are automatically fed into a propelling chamber and barrel connected thereto by a continuous stream of high pressure gas, a portion or all of which flows through the magazine. The flow of propellant gas is started and stopped by a manually or automatically controlled gate and the rate of firing and muzzle velocity of the projectiles are controlled by varying the pressure of the propellant gas, the geometry of the propelling chamber, or both. The magazine is so shaped as to deliver projectiles into the propelling chamber successively and the propelling chamber is so shaped as to direct the projectiles forwardly therein and form alternating slugs of gas and projectiles. The outlet from the propelling chamber may be connected through a flexible tube or directly to a curved or a conventional barrel.