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US 2006/0232096 A1Published application
Automatic truck covering assembly
OwnerTodd Martinson, William Paterinventors
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A covering assembly for covering an open container of a vehicle is characterized by the provision that the electric circuit controlling the movement of the cover is automatically opened when the cover reaches either the fully covered position or the fully uncovered position. The assembly includes a flexible cover attached at one end of the container body by a cover spool for retraction and extension of the cover over the open container body. The cover spool is spring biased tending to uncover the open container. A bail assembly is pivotally mounted with a cover support section connected to the second end of the cover and is spring biased so as to extend the cover over the open container. A motor assembly rotates the spool and is controlled by an electric circuit that is automatically opened when the cover reaches either the fully covered position or the fully uncovered position. The motor assembly includes: a shaft locking mechanism to prevent the cover spool from back driving the motor, a clutch for decoupling the motor for operative torques above a particular value, and a disconnection mechanism for allowing the ease of rotation of the cover spool when the motor assembly is not powered. In an alternative embodiment, the second end of the cover is attached to a pair of cables on each side of the container extending around front and rear pulley wheels mounted on the front and back of the container. The front pulley wheels are attached to a shaft rotatably coupled to a motor assembly. The motor assembly rotates the shaft and moves the second end of the cover between the fully covered position and the fully uncovered position. The motor assembly is controlled by an electric circuit that is automatically opened when the cover reaches either the fully covered position or the fully uncovered position.
A covering assembly for covering an open-topped vehicle container body having front, rear, and opposite side walls with upper edges, said covering assembly comprising:
A covering assembly for covering an open-topped vehicle container body having front, rear, and opposite side walls with upper edges, said covering assembly comprising:
A covering assembly for covering an open-topped vehicle container body having front, rear, and opposite side walls with upper edges, said covering assembly comprising:
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