Corner bracket
AssigneeTarpstop, LLC
InventorsJustin Bjorum, Joe Callahan
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Abstract
A corner bracket for a tarp system for a vehicle includes a pair of arcuate main body portions with each of the main body portions including a central aperture formed therein and a sleeve disposed on each of the pair of main body portions with each of the sleeves having a central aperture aligned with the central aperture of the corresponding main body portion. Each of the sleeves includes a tarp retention channel configured to receive a portion of a tarp and a support pole therein. A fastener is configured to be received in the central aperture of each of the main body portions and the aperture of the sleeve of each of the main body portions to couple the main body portions to each other.
Claims17
A corner bracket for a tarp system for a vehicle, the corner bracket comprising:
- a pair of arcuate main body portions, each of the main body portions including a main body aperture formed therethrough;
- a pair of sleeves, each of the sleeves disposed on each a corresponding one of the main body portions, each of the sleeves having a sleeve aperture aligned with the main body aperture of the corresponding one of the main body portions, wherein each of the sleeves includes a tarp retention channel configured to receive a portion of a tarp and a support pole therein, wherein each of the sleeves is produced from a polymeric material over molded onto the corresponding one of the main body portions, wherein each of the retention cavities is filled with the polymeric material during the over molding of the corresponding one of the main body portions;
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- a first fastener configured to be received through each of the main body apertures of the main body portions and each of the sleeve apertures of the sleeves to couple the main body portions together.
A method of producing a corner bracket, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a pair of arcuate main body portions with each of the main body portions formed from a metallic material and including a main body aperture formed therethrough, wherein the main body portions are substantially identical to each other;
- over molding a respective sleeve around each of the respective main body portions to form two halves of the corner bracket, wherein each of the sleeves includes a tarp retention channel formed thereon, wherein each of the sleeves is formed from a polymeric material and includes a sleeve aperture formed therethrough, and wherein the over molding retains each sleeve to the corresponding one of the main body portions;
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- joining the two halves to one another with a fastener that extends through each of the main body apertures of the main body portions and each of the sleeve apertures of the sleeves.
A corner bracket for a tarp system for a vehicle, the corner bracket comprising:
- a pair of arcuate main body portions, each of the main body portions including a main body aperture formed therethrough, wherein each of the main body portions is formed from a metallic material;
- a pair of sleeves, each of the sleeves disposed on a corresponding one of the main body portions, each of the sleeves having a sleeve aperture aligned with the main body aperture of the corresponding one of the main body portions, wherein each of the sleeves includes a tarp retention channel configured to receive a portion of a tarp and a support pole therein, wherein each of the sleeves is produced from a polymeric material over molded onto the corresponding one of the main body portions;
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- a fastener configured to be received through each of the main body apertures of the main body portions and each of the sleeve apertures of the sleeves to couple the main body portions together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.