Patent ID: 7299588

Claim:
A roof tarp comprising: a square or rectangular shaped tarp having a first and a second face; a tar strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the tar strip is at-least two and a half inches in width from each edge of the tarp and is at-least a half inch in height from the first face of the tarp; a cellophane covering attached and covering the tar strip; a ridge defined on the first face of the tarp, wherein the ridge is adjacent to the tar strip and runs parallel to the tar strip, the ridge is at least half an inch in height; a first hook and loop material attachment means attached to the first face of the tarp and running parallel and adjacent to the ridge of the tarp, the hook and loop attachment means is at least a half an inch inwards from the ridge; and a second hook and loop attachment means attached to the second face of the tarp, the second hook and loop attachment means is located the same distance from the edges of the tarp as the first hook and loop attachment means.