Tarp system with flexible torque shaft

Details Tarp system with flexible torque shaft Tarp system with flexible torque shaft

2011-06-28

2011-06-28

Pape, Joseph D (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

C296S098000

Reexamination Certificate

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07967364

ABSTRACT:
A tarp system with a knuckle arm assembly having a housing on an upper aim with a bent enclosure with a flexible torque shaft substantially within the enclosure, such as an extruded tube. A first end of the flexible torque shaft may be used in conjunction with a motor, preferably mounted away from the bend in the enclosure to minimize the envelope of the tarp system around a container of a container of a trailer or rail car. A second end of the flexible torque shaft is attached to an axle shaft for a roller or the like that is used in conjunction with a tarp.

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