Method for stabilizing a grain mound covering tarp
OwnerSpencer Birdinventor
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Abstract
A method for stabilizing a grain mound covering tarp including steps of assembling a matrix of flexible tubes over the tarp and filling the matrix of flexible tubes with water; wherein the matrix assembling step provides a multiplicity of collapsible tubes forming a quadrilateral grid; wherein the matrix assembling step further provides a plurality of T joints and a plurality of + joints interconnecting the collapsible tubes; wherein the collapsible tube providing steps include a pair of cam connector halves attached to the ends of each collapsible tube; wherein the T joint providing steps include a triple of cam connector halves attached to each T joint; and wherein the + joint providing steps include a quadruple of cam connector halves attached to each + joint.
Claims10
A method for stabilizing a tarp covering a grain mound, the method comprising steps of:
- (a) assembling a matrix of flexible tubes over the tarp;
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- (b) filling the matrix of flexible tubes with water so that the weight of the water presses the matrix of flexible tubes against the tarp;
- wherein the step of assembling the matrix of flexible tubes is performed by a worker while the worker is on the grain mound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.