Tarp cover system rear arm assembly for use with three-piece tailgate
AssigneeBismarck Canvas, Inc.
InventorJay A. Schmeichel
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Abstract
A rear arm assembly for a tarp cover system comprising a main roller arm, the rear arm assembly comprising a first arm that is secured to the main roller arm of the tarp cover system by a first connecting member, a second arm that is pivotally attached to the first arm, and a third arm that is connected to the second arm by a second connecting member that is curved at a roughly ninety-degree angle. The rear arm assembly is not attached to the tailgate at any point other than at the mounting bracket.
Claims17
A rear arm assembly for a tarp cover system comprising a main roller arm, the rear arm assembly comprising:
- (a) a first arm that is secured to the main roller arm of the tarp cover system by a first connecting member;
- (b) a second arm that is pivotally attached to the first arm;
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- (c) a third arm that is connected to the second arm by an L-shaped second connecting member.
A rear arm assembly for a tarp cover system comprising a main roller arm, the rear arm assembly comprising:
- (a) a first arm that is secured to the main roller arm of the tarp cover system;
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- (b) a second arm with two ends, wherein one end of the second arm is pivotally attached to the first arm, wherein the other end of the second arm is attached to a bracket that holds a torsion spring axle, wherein the second arm comprises a roughly ninety-degree bend, wherein one or more torsion springs are situated on the torsion spring axle, and wherein the torsion spring axle is connected to a mounting bracket that is secured to a three-piece tailgate;
- wherein the rear arm assembly is not attached to the tailgate at any point other than at the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.