# US 10,308,382 B2 · Method for applying an underlayment layer to trucking cargo

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- Number: US 10,308,382 B2
- Document ID: US10308382B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/652,049
- Filed: 2017-07-17
- Published: 2017-11-02
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2008-05-20
- Assignees: Safe Tarp
- Applicants: Fred V. Payne
- Inventors: Fred V. Payne
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308382B2

## CPC

- B65B 11/08: in a single straight path
- B60P 7/04: by tarpaulins or like flexible members
- B60P 7/0876: {using restraining net or tarpaulin in contact with the load}
- B65H 16/005: {Dispensers, i.e. machines for unwinding only parts of web roll}
- B65H 35/06: from or with blade, e.g. shear-blade, cutters or perforators (from or with revolving blade B65H35/08)
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

## Abstract

A method for applying an underlayment layer to trucking cargo includes providing a roll of underlayment layer that is independent of the trucking cargo and a vehicle that transports the trucking cargo. The leading edge of the underlayment layer is secured and the underlayment layer is dispensed from the roll of underlayment layer such that the underlayment layer is applied to the trucking cargo in the longitudinal direction of the trucking cargo so as to cover the trucking cargo.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for applying a material layer to trucking cargo, comprising:
providing a roll of material layer with a rod disposed through the roll of material layer for facilitating rotation of the roll for winding and unwinding of the material layer, wherein the roll of material layer is supported by a frame that is separate from the trucking cargo and a vehicle that transports the trucking cargo;
moving the roll of material layer vertically with respect to the ground with a vertical driving mechanism such that the roll of material layer is capable of being moved closer to and farther from the ground to assist in covering the trucking cargo with the material layer in a vertical direction of the trucking cargo; and
wherein the vertical driving mechanism includes a drum located on an end of the rod, a strap for engaging the drum, first and second directional rollers, and a take-up roller for engaging the strap.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method for applying a material layer to trucking cargo according to claim 1, wherein the step of moving the roll of material layer vertically with respect to the ground is performed automatically with a vertical driving motor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method for applying an material to trucking cargo according to claim 1, further comprising moving the roll of material layer in a horizontal plane parallel to the ground along a length of the frame and the trucking cargo in order to facilitate application of the material layer in a longitudinal direction of the trucking cargo with a horizontal driving mechanism, wherein the horizontal driving mechanism is a rack and pinion assembly, thereby dispensing the material layer from the roll of material layer such that the material layer is applied to the trucking cargo in the longitudinal direction of the trucking cargo so as to cover the trucking cargo;
detaching the material layer from the roll of material layer; and
securing a trailing edge of the material layer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of applying a material layer as set forth in claim 3, wherein the trucking cargo is carried by a trailer, and wherein a leading edge of the material layer is secured closer to the front of the trailer than the trailing edge of the material layer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of applying a material layer as set forth in claim 4, wherein the dispensing the material layer includes moving the trucking cargo forward while the roll of material layer remains stationary with respect to a direction of travel of the trucking cargo.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method of applying a material layer as set forth in claim 4, wherein the dispensing the material layer includes moving the roll of material layer from the front of the trucking cargo to the back of the trucking cargo while the trucking cargo remains in a stationary position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The method of applying a material layer as set forth in claim 4, wherein the step of detaching the material layer is accomplished through use of an element selected from the group consisting of a utility knife, perforations defined in the material layer, and an automatic cutting mechanism.