End cap for roll tarp system

Details End cap for roll tarp system End cap for roll tarp system

2005-05-03

2005-05-03

Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

C296S098000, C296S100110

Reexamination Certificate

active

06886879

ABSTRACT:
A one-piece molded end cap is provided for use with a container tarping system. The end cap is in the form of an aerodynamically shaped shell and includes a trough and ridge configuration at the rear edge to provide a sealing surface for the side edge of the flexible cover of the tarping system. A deflection barrier is formed at the underside of the end cap shell and is configured to deflect material loaded into the container away from the end cap. In a further embodiment, the end cap can include a tensioning mechanism integral with a front edge of the end cap. The tensioning mechanism includes an elongated body having a bore within which a tensioning element is disposed. The tensioning element applies tension to a drive mechanism of the tarping system through a cable.

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