Advanced tarpaulin support bracket assembly
OwnerClifford O. McWilliamsinventor
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Abstract
A bracket assembly for a tarpaulin support device for an open top of a trailer or vehicle. The bracket may have an axial bore and one or more vertical bores for receiving an end or socket of a bow assembly. The bracket may interchangeably hold a variety of bow assemblies, such as a traditional curved bow, a rod, one or more concentric tubes, or a combination of one or more tubes and a rod. The bracket assembly may comprise a plurality of brackets for holding a series of bow assemblies in place on a trailer or vehicle.
Claims17
A bracket assembly for a tarpaulin support device for an open top of a trailer or vehicle, the bracket assembly comprising:
- a first bracket comprising a body with a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side;
- an axial bore extending from the front at least partially to the back such that the front is open to the bore;
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- one or more vertical bores extending from the bottom at least partially to the top such that the bottom is open to the vertical bores, where the one or more vertical bores are in fluid communication with the axial bore.
A bracket for a tarpaulin support device for an open top of a trailer or vehicle, the bracket comprising:
- a body with a front and a back, the body comprising:
- a first sidewall;
- a second sidewall, where the second sidewall is parallel to the first sidewall;
- a front web spanning the first sidewall and the second sidewall at the front of the body;
- a back web spanning the first sidewall and the second sidewall nearer the back of the body than the front web;
- an intermediate web spanning the first sidewall and the second sidewall between the front web and the back web;
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- a hole in the front web and a corresponding hole in the intermediate web, where the hole in the front web aligns with the corresponding hole in the intermediate web;
- where the front web, the intermediate web, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall define a front vertical bore and the intermediate web, the back web, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall define a back vertical bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.