Patent ID: 6478361
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B60J,B61D

Abstract:
A cover assembly for an elongated container having first and second end walls, first and second side walls, a bottom wall and an upwardly presented opening, said cover assembly comprising:a flexible cover having a first edge operatively attached to said first side wall of said container; an elongated bar having first and second opposite ends; said flexible cover having a second edge attached to said elongated bar; said elongated bar being positioned adjacent said second side wall of said container so that said flexible cover extends in covering relation over said upwardly presented opening of said container; crank means for rotating said bar to roll and unroll said bar transversely of said container toward and away from said first side wall of said container; a tightening assembly comprising a pawl and a holding member movably attached to said container; said tightening assembly further comprising a bar extension member attached to said first end of said bar and having a ratchet member thereon; said pawl being movable from an engaged position engaging said ratchet member to permit rotation of said ratchet member in only one rotational direction to a disengaged position free from engagement with said ratchet member; said holding member being movable from an engaged position engaging one of said bar or said bar extension member and limiting movement of said ratchet member away from said pawl when said pawl is in said engaged position, to a disengaged position wherein said holding member is free from engagement with said one of said bar or said bar extension member so as to permit said ratchet member to move away from said pawl.