Patent ID: 8814180

Claim:
A Tarp Tow assembly capable of being directly connected to a lawn tractor for holding or clamping down a foldable sheet material within the assembly for loading, holding, supporting, and transporting outdoor debris or material across the ground, said Tarp Tow assembly comprising: a) a tractor main support tube (item 1) is connected to a receiver plate or a hitch mount of a lawn tractor (item 25) by using a first bolt (item 5), a plurality of washers (item 6), a first lock washer (item 7), and a first nut (item 8) to hold the tractor main support tube and the receiver plate or hitch mount together; b) two clevis pins (item 2) installed in the top side of each end of the tractor main support tube (item 1), said clevis pins are held in place by two hair pin cotters (item 9), which are used to limit side to side movement during operation; c) a spacer tube (item 11) having first end caps (item 10), and a tarp support tube (item 21) having second end caps (item 10), wherein both the spacer tube and the tarp support tube are connected to the tractor main support tube by using two second bolts (item 4), and four second washers (item 3), and two second lock washers (item 24), and two second nuts (item 25) to hold the tractor main support tube, the spacer tube and the tarp support tube together; d) two eye bolts (item 12) are installed into a back side of the tarp support tube (item 21) using two third washers (item 22), a third lock washer (item 16), and a third nut (item 17) at each location wherein the two eye bolts (item 14) are mounted into a rear frame of a lawn tractor (item 25) using two fender washers (item 15), a fourth lock washer (item 16), and a fourth nut (item 17), wherein two turnbuckles (item 13) are connected to each respective eyebolt (item 12) for load transfer from the Tarp Tow assembly to the lawn tractor frame; and e) a tarp connection tube (item 18) with third end caps (item 10), wherein the tarp connection tube is clamped to the top of the tarp support tube (item 21) by using two third bolts (item 19), and two wing nuts (item 20) through opposite ends of the tarp connection tube (item 18) and the tarp support tube (item 21), wherein a tarp (item 26) is configured to be retained there between.