Patent ID: 8033289

Claim:
An adjustable tarpaulin support apparatus for providing cover to objects, comprising: a horizontally registered central pole having axially opposed first and second end portions, wherein the pole is telescopically extendable; a first locking mechanism for fixing a pole length of the central pole at a variably adjustable position; a first pivot mechanism rotationally coupling a first pair of telescoping leg members to the first end portion of the pole, such that the first pair of telescoping leg members rotate outwardly about a fulcrum axis centrally registered with the central pole, each of the first pair of telescoping leg members having a first securing mechanism for maintaining a selected leg length; a second pivot mechanism rotationally coupling a second pair of telescoping leg members to the second end portion of the pole, each of the second pair of telescoping leg members having a second securing mechanism for maintaining a selected leg length; and wherein the first and second pair of leg members pivot into a closed position wherein the first and second pairs of leg members are in a parallel configuration with respect to the central pole.