Method and apparatus for covering an open-top trailer

Details Method and apparatus for covering an open-top trailer Method and apparatus for covering an open-top trailer

1996-04-08

1998-02-03

Bucci, David A.

Material or article handling

Static receptacle and means for charging or discharging, or...

Gravity discharge of a gated, static receptacle to one or...

296100, 414572, B65G 6706

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057137129

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for covering open-top truck trailers used to haul wood chips and the like. A flexible cover is pulled over the open top of a trailer via a shaft rotatable between a first and second position; a projection extending from the shaft and configured to engage the flexible cover when the shaft is in a first position and to disengage the flexible cover when the shaft is in a second position; and a counterweight extending from said shaft and configured to rotate the shaft from a second position to a first position.

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