Roll-up tarp apparatus

A roll-up cover assembly for an open container or the like, comprising:

• (a) a flexible cover, said cover being secured at a first side edge to a first side of the container, said flexible cover being overlapped on itself along a second side edge opposite said first edge to form a sleeve adapted for receipt of an elongated rod;
• (b) a tubular member attached to said rod by a plurality of flexible, elongated straps, said tubular member being displaced from the edge of said tarp;
• (c) a plurality of hooks attached to a second side of said container for receiving said tubular member when said container is enclosed by said cover;
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• (d) crank means interconnected to said tubular member for rolling said tubular member in a first direction to enclose said container and in a second direction to uncover said container, said crank means cooperating with said hooks for retaining said tubular member when said container is enclosed by said cover.

A roll-up tarp apparatus for an open truck box or the like, comprising:

• (a) a tarp made from a flexible material;
• (b) a framework positioned between first and second sides of the truck box for supporting the tarp;
• (c) means for securing a first edge of said tarp to the first side of said truck box;
• (d) securing means for releasably securing said tarp to the second side of the said truck box;
• (e) an elongated tubular member being attached to a second edge of the tarp by a plurality of straps so as to be displaced from the second edge of the tarp, said elongated tubular member cooperating with said securing means for releasably securing said tarp;
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• (f) crank means operatively connected to said tubular member for rolling or unrolling said tarp over said framework, said crank means including an elongated handle connected to a U-joint assembly at one end thereof, said U-joint assembly including a collar assembly for releasably locking said U-joint assembly onto a spline shaft attached to an end of said tubular member.

A roll-up cover assembly for an open container or the like, comprising:

• (a) a flexible cover, said cover being secured at a first side edge to a first side of the container;
• (b) a plurality of straps attached at a first end to a second side edge of said flexible cover, said straps being interconnected at a second end to an elongated roll-bar member displaced from the second side edge of said flexible cover;
• (c) crank means interconnected to said elongated roll-bar member for rolling said elongated roll-bar member in a first direction to enclose said container and in a second direction to uncover said container;
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• (d) hook means positioned on a second side of the container for receiving said elongated roll-bar member, said hook means cooperating with said elongated roll-bar member when said elongated roll-bar member is rolled upward into said hook means by said crank means to tighten the straps such that the tarp is drawn taut.