Patent ID: 7281752

Claim:
An equipment storm shield, comprising: an elongated base having a top surface and a bottom surface adapted for coupling to at least one piece of equipment; an elongated spool support member having a bottom surface mounted on the top surface of the base and a top surface having an elongated concave surface; an elongated spool housing mounted on the concave surface of the spool support member and including an elongated hollow interior portion accessible via an elongated opening extending along a longitudinal edge region of the spool housing; a first spool of flexible membrane material rotatably mounted in the hollow interior portion of the spool housing and having a first longitudinal edge substantially aligned with the opening located on the spool housing, wherein the first longitudinal edge of the first spool of flexible membrane material is pulled through the opening to remove a first predetermined sheet portion of material from the first spool of flexible membrane material and wherein the first predetermined sheet portion of material is constructed and arranged as a barrier for protecting the equipment against predetermined storm conditions; and an anchoring mechanism adapted for being removably coupled to the first longitudinal edge of the first spool of flexible membrane material and for retaining the first longitudinal edge of the first spool of flexible membrane material on a ground surface located a predetermined horizontal distance from the base of the at least one piece of equipment.