Patent ID: 7510233

Claim:
A method of transporting poultry in a coop trailer comprising the steps of: loading a plurality of poultry coops onto a bed of an open-sided trailer; moving each of a pair of cable-supported tarpaulins from a storage position that is rearward of the rear end of the trailer to an initial unfolding position; and wherein the step of moving each of the tarpaulins from the storage position to the initial unfolding position includes the step of swinging an arm supporting the stored tarpaulin thereon from adjacent the rear end to adjacent one of the open sides of the trailer; drawing said tarpaulins between the rear end and a front end of the trailer so that each of the tarpaulins at least partially covers one of the open-sides of the trailer and thereby shields the poultry coops on the bed; driving the trailer to a remote destination; withdrawing the tarpaulins at least partially toward one of the rear and front ends of the trailer to uncover the open-sides thereof; and unloading the poultry coops.