Apparatus for unloading material from a truck bed
OwnerDavid G. Bemisinventor
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Abstract
An improved tarp specifically configured and adapted for transporting cargo in a truck bed, and unloading cargo from the truck bed at a desired location. The tarp includes several foldable flaps or panels which may be used to secure the cargo within the tarp. The tarp may include several loops which may be used for pulling the tarp out of the truck bed and unloading the cargo from the tarp. Also, the tarp may have several strengthening strips which pull the cargo out of the truck bed.
Claims15
A transport tarp for use with a truck bed, the transport tarp comprising:
- a tarp body having a first surface and an opposed second surface, the tarp body including a main panel and a plurality of peripheral panels coupled to the main panel, the plurality of peripheral panels includes a first panel, a second panel and a third panel attached to respective peripheral portions of the main panel, the main panel defines a longitudinal axis which is aligned to a length of the truck bed when the transport tarp is mounted to the truck bed;
- a plurality of elongate strips coupled to tarp body in spaced relation to each other, the plurality of elongate strips extends in a direction aligned to the longitudinal axis and are permanently attached to the main panel, end portions of the plurality of elongate strips capable of being utilized to pull the transport tarp and objects contained therein off the truck bed.
A transport tarp for use with a truck bed, the transport tarp comprising:
- a tarp body including a main panel, a first panel, a second panel and a third panel, the first, second and third panels coupled to the main panel;
- a plurality of elongate strengthening strips coupled to the tarp body in spaced relation to each other,
- a first panel attachment element coupled to the first panel;
- a pair of second panel attachment elements coupled left and right sides of the second panel in spaced relation to each other;
- and
- a third panel attachment element coupled to the third panel;
- wherein the first and third panel attachment elements are selective detachable with respective ones of the pair of second panel attachment elements for connecting the first and third panels to the second panel in an erected position, the first and third panel attachment elements are attached to respective ones of the pair of second panel attachment elements when loading the transport tarp with objects, and in a rollable configuration, the first and third panel attachments are detached with respective ones of the pair of second panel attachment elements as the transport tarp and objects are being pulled off the truck bed.
The transport tarp recited in claim , wherein:
- the main panel defines a generally quadrangular periphery.
A method of transporting and unloading contents from a truck having a truck bed including an inner portion and an outer portion adjacent a tailgate, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a transport tarp comprising:
- a tarp body having a first surface and an opposed second surface, the tarp body including a main panel and a plurality of peripheral panels coupled to the main panel;
- and
- a plurality of elongate strips coupled to the tarp body in spaced relation to each other, each strip permanently attached to the second surface of the main panel, the plurality of elongate strips having a looped segment defining a loop opening;
- placing the transport tarp in the truck bed in an erected position;
- loading objects into the transport tarp;
- and
- pulling on the looped segments to unload the transport tarp from the truck bed wherein the pulling step traverses the panels from the erected position to a rollable configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.