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Tarpaulin retention system

  • US 5,984,379 A
  • Filed: 06/29/1998
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for retaining a side edge of a tarpaulin along a side portion of an open-topped box such as a truck box, wherein said tarpaulin includes a rigid rod connected along its side edge, said apparatus comprising:

  • a bracket for attachment to the side of the box, a clamp arm pivotally mounted to said bracket for movement about a pivot axis between a closed clamping position for securing, in use, said rod and tarpaulin side edge in fixed relation to said clamp arm and side portion of the box and an open position for releasing said rod and tarpaulin side edge, and a clamp arm latch pivotally mounted so that it can be manually shifted between a latched position wherein said clamp arm is secured in the closed position and an unlatched position wherein said clamp arm is free to pivot to the open position, and wherein said clamp arm has a recess therein shaped to receive said rigid rod and tarpaulin side edge and to secure the latter between said clamp arm and the side portion of the box.

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