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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126568 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A TARPAULIN A method for manipulating and securing a tarpaulin across an aperture defining opposed aperture first and second ends, the tarpaulin being secured at one end thereof adjacent the aperture first end and secured to a rod at the other end thereof. With the tarpaulin at lea... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120001449 | Tarp System with a Universal Joint Connector A tarp system with a knuckle arm assembly having a housing on an upper arm with a bent enclosure with a flexible torque shaft or universal joint connector substantially within the enclosure, such as an extruded tube. A first end of the flexible torque shaft or universal... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110298242 | TRAILER TARP COVER SYSTEM A trailer tarp cover system comprising a main arm, a rectangular joint, a gas spring, and a motor located on the distal end of the main arm. In a first embodiment, the rectangular joint is comprised of the bottom portion of the main arm, two axle support members, two fi... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110266826 | Tension Bow Locking Device For A Flexible Cover System A cover system for covering an open top of an open-topped container with a flexible cover comprises a bail member having a first end pivotally connected to the container and an opposite second end connected to an end of the flexible cover, a tensioning bow member includ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110198880 | Locking mechanism for cargo compartment cover In a hauling vehicle having a cargo compartment that can be covered by a pliable sheet canopy deployable from a reel mounted at one end of the compartment, a mechanism located at the opposite end of the compartment automatically grabs and locks a rod commonly found at t... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110119823 | SURFACE COVERING DEVICE The invention relates to a device for covering a surface such as a swimming pool, a sports field, a glazed surface, a vehicle body, including: (a) a drum rotatingly mounted and capable of winding or unwinding a cover, said drum being mounted on longitudinal translation ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110121604 | Safety-Lift RV Cover and Tarp Installer A manually operated device designed to securely grip onto an RV cover or tarp, span the width of the RV and with the aid of two telescoping handles allow said cover to be safely raised up to a height sufficient to allow the cover or tarp to be installed over the RV, mot... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110115247 | Automated Flexible Tarping System An automated tarping system for open-topped containers includes a winding mechanism and an extension mechanism. The winding mechanism is attached to the container and to a cover and exerts a winding force to retain the cover so that the top of the container remains open... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110062743 | ROLL-OUT COVER SYSTEM FOR OPEN CONTAINER VEHICLES A roll-out cover system for a container having an open top is provided that includes a cover, a pair of pivot arms, a gearbox, a motor, a drive mechanism, and a controller. The cover has a leading end and a trailing end. The pivot arms are positioned on respective sidew... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110042996 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH WINDSCREEN, SEPARATE ROOF SCREEN AND PULL-OUT ROLLER BLIND A motor vehicle is provided with a windscreen, a pull-out roller blind, more preferably sun roller blind, for covering this windscreen and a roof screen separate from the windscreen in the roof of the motor vehicle. The pull-out roller blind is also provided for coverin... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100283285 | TARPAULIN COVER SYSTEM FOR SIDE DUMP VEHICLES A tarpaulin cover system selectively covers and uncovers the body of a vehicle. The system includes an elongated anchored support member mounted to one side of the vehicle body. A tarpaulin is secured at one of its sides to the anchored support member to be fixedly moun... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100253111 | Hold-down Locking Mechanism for a Flexible Cover System A locking mechanism is provided for a tarping system having a flexible cover carried by a deployment mechanism having a horizontal arm spanning the width of a container, the deployment mechanism movable to an extended position in which the horizontal arm is adjacent one... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100230993 | TARP DEPLOYING APPARATUS A tarp deploying apparatus of the type that has radial arms pivotally attached at the front and rear of a trailer. A housing for supporting a tarp roll and a motor is pivotally attached at the free end of a radial arm such that the tarp roll and housing will tuck under ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100219656 | Cabling arrangement for tarping systems A tarp cover for a cargo compartment is wound up on a rotating drum translatably spanning the compartment. The tarp is unfurled from the drum by a motor-driven cable and spool assembly pulling the leading edge of the tarp. The tarp retracting mechanism comprises a coil ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100164246 | RETRACTABLE TARPING SYSTEM A retractable tarping system including an end support surface, a shaft, a tarp, a spool, an end plate assembly, and a cable. The tarp and the spool are operably attached to the shaft. The end plate assembly is attached to the shaft for movement with respect to the first... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100102588 | Heat shield assembly A heat shield assembly is applied to and shields an automobile from the sunlight and has a winding rod and a main heat shield. The main heat shield is connected to and selectively winds around the winding rod and has multiple main shielding strips. The main shielding st... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100090430 | SUPERMARKET CAGE PROTECTION DEVICE In order to temporarily close off the open end or ends of a supermarket cage to reduce risk of products falling out, a supermarket cage protection device is proposed which comprises a roller (16) mounted between respective brackets (30) which are adapted t... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100052357 | Automated cover system for vehicle-mounted containers A self-contained, vehicle-mounted system for operating a retractable cover with respect to proximate open top containers transported by the vehicle to cover and uncover the containers. The system includes all of the items necessary to accomplish the covering and uncover... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100038925 | Actuation Mechanism for a Tarping System An actuation mechanism for a tarping system includes a double coil spring mountable on a pivot shaft of the mechanism. A bushing is mounted on the pivot shaft and within the double coil spring. The bushing includes an eccentric external periphery that limits the deflect... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100032978 | ROLLING TARP SYSTEM A tarp bar may be an alignment member, a reinforcement member, and a furling control member, without adding substantial weight or complexity to a rolling tarp system. The tarp bar is fixed to the tarp a significant distance from the drive bar and is not motorized or oth... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100026036 | SLIDING-BOW TARPAULIN SYSTEM The invention relates to a sliding-bow tarpaulin system for lorries or lorry trailers, with a plurality of runner and guide rails, which extend on the loading area of the lorry along the longitudinal sides of the loading area and in which roller carriages, with retainin... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090256380 | TARPING SYSTEM An apparatus is provided for tarping a cargo loaded on a flat bed vehicle which includes a pair of ruggedly constructed double scissors linkages carried by an overhead horizontal traveling trolley and connectable at their lower ends to the tarpaulin. A vertically adjust... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090195012 | MULTI-MODE LOAD BED COVER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE A multi-mode load bed cover for an automotive vehicle includes first and second cover sectors which are deployable laterally from within a housing associated with a bodyside of a load bed.... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090179452 | Container Truck Cover System An assembly for covering a load on a truck comprises a tower, a rotatable axle fixedly mounted with respect to the tower, and a base connected to the axle. The base is rotatable to a position above horizontal by a linkage.... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090174225 | Cargo Cover Assemblies for Vehicles A cargo cover assembly for covering a cargo area of a vehicle including: a housing; a panel portion secured to the housing, wherein the panel portion is configured to roll and unroll within the housing, a flexible rod associated with the panel portion and moveable with ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090167049 | Vehicle cover The vehicle cover includes a frame assembly having both vertical and lateral adjustment for supporting a tarp roll laterally thereon. The frame assembly is temporarily installed atop the vehicle, with forward and rearward anchors being installed laterally beneath the re... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20080231069 | SIDE ROLL UP TARPAULIN SYSTEM FOR A FLATBED TRAILER The invention relates to a side lifting/closing tarpaulin system for a flatbed trailer, the trailer having an elongated platform having front and rear ends, sides, a pair of bulkheads of similar construction extending upwardly from the platform at its front and rear end... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080217952 | Device for manipulating a tarpaulin A device for manipulating a tarpaulin so as to selectively cover and uncover a top aperture of a container the device being usable in combination with an actuator providing a rotational motion, the device comprising: a rod for rolling the tarpaulin therearound and for u... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080197662 | Loading space for a motor vehicle, with a protective device A loading space for a motor vehicle, with a protective device which comprises a flexible sheetlike structure for holding back a load and has a dimensionally stable housing unit which is held releasably in mounts on the loading space side, is known. | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080191511 | Window Shade Device A window shade device according to the present invention serving for a significant decrease in the rising of temperature within a vehicle caused by the greenhouse effect includes a multiple-ply sheet that is the main component of the window shade device and has the requ... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080191510 | Sheeting System for Open-Topped Containers A sheeting system for an open-topped goods container (11) of a vehicle (10) has a cover (15) including a generally rectangular main area (32) for covering the open top and a pair of generally triangular side flaps (20) to extend down o... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080136211 | Roll-Out Cover System For Open Container Vehicles A roll -out cover system for a container having an open top is provided that includes a cover (26), a pair of pivot arms, a gearbox (46), a motor (48), a drive mechanism, and a controller. The cover has a leading end and a trailing end. The pivot ar... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080116709 | Device for maintaining a tarpaulin in a taut state A device for maintaining a tarpaulin in a substantially taut state over a top aperture of a container, the tarpaulin being configurable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein, in the extended configuration, the tarpaulin substantially c... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080036234 | Tonneau cover apparatus for vehicles A tonneau cover 101 which covers a luggage compartment is composed of a sheet member 102 and a plate member 103 which is foldable. The sheet member 102 is rolled up in a housing 107 so as to stow it, and the plate member 103 is ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080036233 | PORTABLE VEHICLE AND/OR EQUIPMENT STORM SHIELD A vehicle and/or equipment storm shield is provided as having a spool of membrane material, which may be relatively quickly un-spooled to provide a sheet of membrane material operative to substantially enclose the vehicle and/or equipment for protecting the vehicle and/... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080030043 | Cover The invention relates to a cover for a container opening (2), comprising a rotatable roll (9) and a flexible web (6). The roll (9) is fixed to one of the sides of the opening while the first end of the flexible web that can be rolled onto the... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080023982 | PORTABLE VEHICLE AND/OR EQUIPMENT STORM SHIELD A vehicle and/or equipment storm shield is provided as having a spool of membrane material, which may be relatively quickly un-spooled to provide a sheet of membrane material operative to substantially enclose the vehicle and/or equipment for protecting the vehicle and/... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070222253 | Covering device for a vehicle container A cover assembly for a vehicle carried open top container wherein a cover is connected at one end to a vertically adjustable tower and an opposite end to a cross member connected to a pair of pivot arms that are mounted at their lower ends to be pivoted by at least one ... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070132268 | Electric tarping system An electric tarping system for covering open transport containers comprising a tarp, an electric lift with moveable framework, and an electric motor. The electric lift raises or lowers to provide the tarp with the necessary height needed to adequately cover the open tra... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070102951 | Adjustable spline coupling for truck bed cover mechanism A cover deployable over the cargo compartment of a truck comprises a tarpaulin sheet wound about a motor-driven reel mounted close to the front or rear edge of the compartment. The outer free edge of the sheet is secured to a crossbar spanning the width of the compartme... | 05/10/2007 |
