Patent ID: 7377572

Claim:
A method of positioning a tarpaulin on a flatbed, comprising: providing a tarpaulin positioning apparatus, the tarpaulin positioning apparatus comprising a base member having an operational axis that is oriented so as to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the flatbed when the tarpaulin is being positioned on the flatbed, and a tarpaulin positioning portion attached to the base member, wherein the tarpaulin positioning portion extends from the base member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the operational axis, the tarpaulin positioning portion comprising first and second substantially planar sections, the first section being attached to the second section and being disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the second section; and moving the tarpaulin positioning apparatus from a first end of the flatbed toward a second end of the flatbed to thereby deploy the tarpaulin along the length of the flatbed.