RETRACTABLE MONORAIL TARPAULIN SYSTEM

The invention comprises a retractable tarpaulin system, comprising: a) a headboard attached to a front end of a trailer deck; b) a monorail extending from the headboard to a rear end of the trailer deck, said monorail located substantially along a centerline of the trailer deck and secured to an A-f...

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Hauptverfasser: LOWRY, GRAEME, DAMSI, EVEREST, BARROWCLIFFE, JEFF R
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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Zusammenfassung:The invention comprises a retractable tarpaulin system, comprising: a) a headboard attached to a front end of a trailer deck; b) a monorail extending from the headboard to a rear end of the trailer deck, said monorail located substantially along a centerline of the trailer deck and secured to an A-frame on said trailer deck via a flexible slide block to transfer flexion torque away from the monorail to the trailer; c) a rear bow attached to and moveable along said monorail, and detachably secured to the rear end of the trailer deck; d) one or more intermediate bows, attached to and moveable along said monorail between said headboard and said rear bow; and e) a tarpaulin covering said vehicle deck and supported under tension by said headboard, said rear bow, and said intermediate bows.