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US 6,474,720 B1Granted
Tarpaulin fixture
AssigneeEdscha LKW-Schiebeverdecke GmbH
InventorsDieter Fliege, Josef Drasch, Roger Remmel
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AssigneeEdscha LKW-Schiebeverdecke GmbH
InventorsDieter Fliege, Josef Drasch, Roger Remmel
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The invention relates to a tarpaulin fixture for canopies of utility vehicles, notably folding canopies for vehicle superstructures and containers, comprising a canopy frame made of upper longitudinal booms (2) which cover the length of the loading area and are supported in relation to the vehicle chassis by means of a upright supports and stakes. Bows (3) which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and support a roof cover, notably a tarpaulin, are supported on the upper longitudinal booms (2) of the canopy frame in such a way that their end faces or caps (4) placed onto same laterally overlap the longitudinal booms (4). Especially side wall tarpaulins are fixed by irremovable clips passing through eyelets or at least recesses in the tarpaulin to support elements, such as the fixing plate of suspension slides or bow caps, arranged at intervals to each other.
A fastening device in combination with a commercial vehicle having a loading compartment with a length, a vehicle chassis and at least one side-wall tarpaulin support portion for a side-wall tarpaulin, the fastening device for connecting an eyelet or recess of the side-wall tarpaulin to the side-wall tarpaulin support portion, comprising:
A commercial vehicle having a vehicle chassis and side tarpaulins which can be pushed together for accessing a loading compartment of said vehicle, the loading compartment having a length, the vehicle comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.