The detachable anti-skid armor consists of either open or imperforate metal links connected to each other directly or by rods or cables in the nature of hinge pintles. The mat must extend for more than one link laterally of the wheel.
(1) Note. For the metal linked mat, see this class, subclass 201.
(2) Note. For detachable anti-skid armor consisting of links, and of single-link width, see this class, subclass 178 and indented subclasses.