Telescoping and rolling cover assembly for a barge

A cover assembly for a barge comprising:

• at least two cover sections, each of the cover sections having a width which extends over a width of a barge cargo opening, each of the cover sections comprising an assembly that allows the cover section to travel along at least one track mounted to a barge coaming, at least one of the cover sections further comprising a clamp connected to the cover section to prevent the cover section from becoming derailed, wherein the clamp includes a ring fixedly attached to an engaging bar, the engaging bar being pivotally mounted such that the engaging bar may pivot between a first position in which the engaging bar engages a lip and a second position in which the engaging bar does not engage the lip.

A cover assembly for a barge comprising:

• at least two cover sections, each of the cover sections having a width which extends over a width of a barge cargo opening, each of the cover sections comprising an assembly that allows the cover section to travel along at least one track mounted to a barge coaming, at least one of the cover sections further comprising a clamp connected to the cover section to prevent the cover section from becoming derailed, wherein each of the cover sections has a first side and at least one wheel or glide travels along a first track attached to a side of the barge coaming and at least one wheel or glide of at least one of the cover sections travels along a track attached to an other cover section.

A cover assembly for a barge comprising:

• at least two cover sections, each of the cover sections having a width which extends over a width of a barge cargo opening, each of the cover sections comprising an assembly that allows the cover section to travel along at least one track mounted to a barge coaming, at least one of the cover sections further comprising a clamp connected to the cover section to prevent the cover section from becoming derailed, wherein each of the cover sections further comprises at least one stacking shelf attached thereto, the stacking shelf including a substantially horizontal surface sized and positioned to provide support for an overlying cover section.

A cover assembly for a barge comprising:

• at least one set of cover sections;
• wherein the at least one set comprises a first cover section, the first cover section being adapted to travel along a track on a barge coaming, the first cover section including a track mounted to an upper surface, and a second cover section, the second cover section having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to travel along the track on the barge coaming, the second end being adapted to travel along the track mounted to the upper surface of the first cover section.

A cover assembly for a barge comprising:

• at least two cover sections, each of the cover sections having a width which extends over a width of a barge cargo opening, each of the cover sections comprising an assembly that allows the cover section to travel along at least one track mounted to a barge coaming, at least one of the cover sections further comprising a tie point attached to the cover section for dock personnel to tie onto;
• wherein the tie point comprises a ring and wherein the at least one cover section further comprises an anti-derailment clamp connected to the ring.