Patent ID: 8162377
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A rolling tarp system comprising: a tarp having a distal edge and a distal portion near said distal edge, a proximal edge, and an intermediate portion between said distal portion and said proximal edge; a drive bar connected to the tarp at or near said distal edge of the tarp and powered to roll-up the tarp; a tarp bar generally parallel to said drive bar and connected to the tarp at a location on said intermediate portion of the tarp; wherein the distal portion of the tarp is adapted to be rolled up by the drive bar to form a first roll prior to said intermediate portion of the tarp being rolled up; said tarp bar having a longitudinal centerline and having a recess extending parallel to said longitudinal centerline, wherein said recess of the tarp bar receives said first roll when the drive bar rolls up the tarp to the location of the tarp bar on the tarp; and wherein said first roll and said tarp bar continue to roll as a combined unit, driven by the drive bar, to roll-up the tarp toward the proximal edge.