Patent ID: 9708084
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60P,B65B,B65H

Claim:
1. A method of applying a material layer to trucking cargo, comprising the steps of: providing a roll of material layer that is independent of the trucking cargo and a vehicle that transports the trucking cargo, wherein the roll of material layer is supported by a frame that is separate from the trucking cargo; moving the roll of material layer vertically with respect to the ground with a vertical driving mechanism such that the roll of material layer is capable of being moved closer to and farther from the ground to assist in covering the trucking cargo with the material layer in a vertical direction of the trucking cargo; securing a leading edge of the material layer to the trucking cargo or vehicle; moving the roll of material layer in a horizontal plane parallel to the ground along a length of the frame and the trucking cargo in order to facilitate application of the material layer in a longitudinal direction of the trucking cargo with a horizontal driving mechanism, wherein the horizontal driving mechanism is a rack and pinion assembly, thereby dispensing the material layer from the roll of material layer such that the material layer is applied to the trucking cargo in the longitudinal direction of the trucking cargo so as to cover the trucking cargo; detaching the material layer from the roll of material layer; and securing a trailing edge of the material layer.