Patent ID: 6206448
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A system for covering a transport container, comprising:a flexible cover having a first end and a second end;an assembly for storing said cover, said assembly including a winding mechanism and a clutch mechanism for putting said assembly for storing said cover into a freewheel mode, wherein said winding mechanism includes a hand crank, and wherein said first end of said flexible cover is attached to said assembly for storing said cover;a variable height gantry, said gantry supporting said assembly for storing said cover, said gantry adjustable to a first height, wherein said assembly for storing said cover is above a top of said container when said gantry is at said first height, and wherein said system is operable to extend said cover over said top of said container when said assembly for storing said cover is in said freewheel mode and said gantry is at said first height;an attachment device coupled to a second end of said cover, said attachment device removably securable to an attachment point when said cover is fully extended over said top of said container; andwherein said gantry is further adjustable to a second height when said cover is fully extended over said top of said container and said attachment device is removably secured to said attachment point, said second height lower than said first height, and wherein said assembly for storing said cover is substantially below said top of said container when said gantry is at said second height.