Bow cover

In an elongated open vehicle body for carrying flowable material and having side panels with at least one elongated bow connecting the top of one side panel to the top of the other side panel for supporting a canvas cover thereon, a protective covering for the at least one bow comprising:

• a pliable member substantially equal in length to the elongated bow and having a width sufficient to substantially surround the elongated bow;
• first fastening means on one side of the pliable member;
• second fastening means on the other side of the pliable member such that the pliable member can be folded around the elongated bow and attached thereto with the first and second fastening means;
• and
• spacing means associated with the pliable member for holding the pliable member in spaced relationship with the elongated bow when folded around the elongated bow.

In an elongated open vehicle body for carrying flowable material and having side panels with at least one bow connecting the top of one side panel to the top of the other side panel for supporting a canvas cover thereon, a protective covering for the at least one bow comprising:

• a pliable member substantially equal in length to the bow and having a width sufficient to substantially surround the bow;
• a plurality of male fastening members on one side of the pliable member;
• a plurality of mating female fastening members on the other side of the pliable member;
• and
• a plurality of parallel, spaced ribs on the pliable member for contacting and surrounding the bow to maintain the pliable member in a spaced relationship with the bow, the spaced ribs being parallel to the length of the pliable member.

In an elongated open vehicle body for carrying flowable material and having side panels with at least one bow connecting the top of one side panel tot he top of the other side panel for supporting a canvas cover thereon, a protective covering for the at least one bow comprising:

• a pliable member substantially equal in length to the bow and having a width sufficient to substantially surround the bow;
• a plurality of male fastening members on one side of the pliable member;
• a like plurality of mating female fastening members on the other side of the pliable member;
• a first layer of compressible material abutting the pliable member;
• and
• a second layer of vinyl-coated material attached to both the pliable member and the compressible material layer such that the vinyl-coated material contacts the elongated bow when folded around the elongated bow.

In an elongated open vehicle body for carrying flowable material and having side panels with at least one bow connecting the top of one side panel to the top of the other side panel for supporting a canvas cover thereon, a protective covering for the at least one bow comprising:

• a pliable member substantially equal in length to the bow and having a width sufficient to substantially surround the bow;
• a permanent seam joining the outer ends of the opposite sides of the pliable member to form an elongated tube of substantially circular cross section for sliding over and encasing the bow;
• and
• a plurality of parallel, spaced ribs on the interior of the elongated tube for contacting the bow when the elongated tube is slid over the bow to maintain the pliable member in a spaced relationship with the bow, the spaced ribs being parallel to the length of the elongated tube.

In an elongated open vehicle body for carrying material and having side panels with at least one bow connecting the top of one side panel to the top of the other side panel for supporting a canvas cover thereon, a protective covering for the at least one bow comprising:

• a pliable member substantially equal in length to the bow and having a width sufficient to substantially surround the bow;
• a permanent seam joining the outer ends of the opposite sides of the pliable member to form an elongated tube of substantially circular cross section for sliding over and encasing the bow;
• a first layer of compressible material abutting the pliable member on the interior of the elongated tube;
• and
• a second layer of vinyl coated material attached to at least the compressible material layer such that the vinyl coated material contacts the elongated bow when the elongated bow is encased by the elongated tube.