Tarpaulin rod securing device
OwnerRéal Royerinventor
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Abstract
A tarpaulin rod securing device for use with a vehicle having an open area covered by a tarpaulin, the device comprising a first member having a recess formed therein with an access opening to the recess, and a second movable member which is movable between first and second positions, the second movable member permitting a rod to enter the recess while preventing withdrawal thereof.
Claims9
In a vehicle having an open area defined by at least a wall, the open area being covered by a tarpaulin, and wherein the tarpaulin is moved from an uncovering position to a covering position by means of a longitudinal rotating tarpaulin rod, the improvement comprising a tarpaulin rod securing device, said tarpaulin rod securing device comprising:
- a first member having a recess formed therein, said member being secured to a wall of said vehicle, an access opening to said recess, said recess being sized to receive said tarpaulin rod said access opening facing downwardly;
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- a second movable member, said second movable member being movable between a first position wherein said tarpaulin rod may have access to said recess, and a second position wherein said movable member secures said tarpaulin rod within said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.