Patent ID: 7010842

Claim:
A method of setting grommets around the perimeter of a tarp, including the steps of: i) folding said tarp in two, lengthwise; ii) winding said folded tarp onto a feed reel until a first end edge of said tarp is left unwound; iii) setting grommets along the first end edge of the tarp, using a grommet setter mounted for rotation relative to a table; iv) rotating said grommet setter 90 degrees to align the grommet setter with the edge of said table; v) unwinding said tarp onto said table of said grommet setter, and setting grommets on the exposed edges of said tarp; vi) winding said tarp onto a take-up reel so that the second end edge of said tarp is exposed; vii) rotating said grommet setter to face said second edge; and viii) setting grommets along said second edge of said tarp.