Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Patent
1990-08-13
1991-07-16
Cherry, Johnny D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
24170, 24504, 248499, 248505, B60P 704
Patent
active
050319566
ABSTRACT:
A clamp used in securing a tarpaulin over a truck which has upper, open entranceway closed off by clamping lever that is biassed for urging the clamping portion into its clamping state where the clamping portion is positioned in close juxtaposition to the upper open entranceway. Each side wall has an extended slot, each slot having a open end opening into the upper entranceway. Means accessible exteriorly of the main housing for causing rotation of the clamping lever into its unclamping position is also provided, whereby a skirt portion of a tarpaulin or the like, may be inserted into the entranceway and into the first open ends of the slots and clamped by the clamping portion of the clamping lever. The rear wall has a downwardly-extending portion and a hole formed in it for receiving a cord therethrough, whereby the clamp may be secured to the frame of a truck and the like. In the preferred embodiment, the opening of the lever is achieved by bending the intermediate section of a compression spring in a direction away from the clamping position of the lever. The same structure may also be used as a clip-board, whereby bending the intermediate section of the compression spring, will automatically unclamp a piece of paper or the like.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3162914 (1964-12-01), Ireland
patent: 4205416 (1980-06-01), Williams
patent: 4210986 (1980-07-01), Williams
patent: 4823707 (1989-04-01), Salsbury et al.
Cherry Johnny D.
Gerstein Milton S.
Hoge Gary C.
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