Patent ID: 9073414
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A bow end for a retractable cover assembly for a container, the container having an open top and a side rail extending along each side of the container, and the cover assembly having a tarpaulin sized to cover the open top in an extended position, the cover assembly including a plurality of bows configured to support the tarpaulin and to span the width of the container and a drive cable traversing the side of the container, said bow end engaged to the each end of each bow and comprising: a one-piece body including a bow receiving portion defining a bore sized and configured to receive an end of the bow therein, the bow receiving portion including a surface arranged for sliding contact with a top rail when the bow end is engaged to a bow of the cover assembly; said one-piece body further including an outboard portion integral with the bow receiving portion and extending substantially vertically downward from the bow receiving portion when the bow end is engaged to a bow of the cover assembly, said outboard portion extending vertically below the top rail of the container, said outboard portion defining a drive cable opening sized for receiving the drive cable therethrough in a close running fit; and a stabilizing opening defined in said one-piece body separate from said drive cable opening and said bore of said bow receiving portion, said stabilizing opening configured to loosely receive a tension element or a portion of the drive cable therethrough.