Apparatus configured to manipulate a tarpaulin
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end;
a handle coupled to the body at the first end of the body;
a joining device coupled to the body at the second end of the body, the joining device configured to removably join the apparatus to an object;
a securing device configured to secure the apparatus to the ground; and
a connecting member having a first end and a second end, the securing device coupled to the connecting member at the first end of the connecting member, the connecting member coupled at the second end of the connecting member to the body at a position on the body between the first end of the body and the second end of the body.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of an apparatus for use in securing or transporting a tarpaulin or other sheet of material. The apparatus may include a body, a securing device configured to secure the apparatus to the ground, a connecting member mechanically coupling the securing device to the body, a handle mechanically coupled to the body, and a joining device configured to removably join the apparatus to an object.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a body having a first end and a second end; a handle coupled to the body at the first end of the body; a joining device coupled to the body at the second end of the body, the joining device configured to removably join the apparatus to an object; a securing device configured to secure the apparatus to the ground; and a connecting member having a first end and a second end, the securing device coupled to the connecting member at the first end of the connecting member, the connecting member coupled at the second end of the connecting member to the body at a position on the body between the first end of the body and the second end of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A kit comprising:
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a sheet including at least one of a loop and an opening; and an apparatus including a body having a first end and a second end; a handle coupled to the body at the first end of the body; and a joining device coupled to the body at the second end of the body, the joining device configured to removably join the apparatus to the sheet; a securing device configured to secure the apparatus to the ground; and a connecting member having a first end and a second end, the securing device coupled to the connecting member at the first end of the connecting member, the connecting member coupled at the second end of the connecting member to the body at a position on the body between the first end of the body and the second end of the body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing a tarpaulin including one of a loop and an opening; providing an apparatus including a body having a first end and a second end; a securing device configured to secure the apparatus to the ground; a connecting member having a first end and a second end, the securing device coupled to the connecting member at the first end of the connecting member, the connecting member coupled at the second end of the connecting member to the body at a position on the body between the first end of the body and the second end of the body; a handle coupled to the body at the first end of the body; and a joining device coupled to the body at the second end of the body, the joining device configured to removably join the apparatus to the tarpaulin; passing a portion of the joining device through the at least one of the loop and the opening; securing the joining device in the at least one of the loop and the opening; embedding a portion of the securing device in the ground; and placing an amount of debris on a surface of the tarpaulin. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of moving yard waste comprising:
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staking a tarp having a sheet and at least one opening in the sheet with an apparatus, the apparatus including; a body having a first end and a second end; a securing device configured to secure the apparatus to the ground; a connecting member having a first end and a second end, the securing device coupled to the connecting member at the first end of the connecting member, the connecting member coupled at the second end of the connecting member to the body at a position on the body between the first end of the body and the second end of the body; a handle coupled to the body at the first end of the body; and a joining device coupled to the body at the second end of the body, the joining device configured to removably join the apparatus to the tarpaulin; depositing yard waste on the tarp; and moving the tarp with the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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