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US 7,010,842 B2Granted
Method of setting grommets in a tarp
OwnerMark Lucasinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for setting grommets around the perimeter of a tarp. The method uses an apparatus with a feed reel from which a rolled tarp may be unwound; a table, across which a said tarp may be drawn; a take-up reel, onto which a the tarp may be rolled; and a grommet setter positioned relative to the table to permit an operator to set grommets on a the tarp as the tarp is drawn across the table.
Claims1
A method of setting grommets around the perimeter of a tarp, including the steps of:
- i) folding said tarp in two, lengthwise;
- ii) winding said folded tarp onto a feed reel until a first end edge of said tarp is left unwound;
- iii) setting grommets along the first end edge of the tarp, using a grommet setter mounted for rotation relative to a table;
- iv) rotating said grommet setter 90 degrees to align the grommet setter with the edge of said table;
- v) unwinding said tarp onto said table of said grommet setter, and setting grommets on the exposed edges of said tarp;
- vi) winding said tarp onto a take-up reel so that the second end edge of said tarp is exposed;
- vii) rotating said grommet setter to face said second edge;
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- viii) setting grommets along said second edge of said tarp.
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