Patent ID: 8091937

Claim:
A sliding tarpaulin for hauling material comprising: a flexible, foldable, sheet having opposite front and back edges spaced from each other in a lengthwise direction, opposite side edges spaced from each other in a widthwise direction, a top face and a bottom face; and a plurality of substantially rigid synthetic resin glides each having a top side and a bottom side, the top sides of the glides being attached to the bottom face of the sheet, and the bottom sides of the glides being sufficiently smooth to enhance sliding of the sheet on a supporting surface; the glides being spaced from one another in an array such that the sheet can be folded on itself along fold lines extending between adjacent glides from one edge of the sheet to an opposite edge of the sheet, in which a central portion of the bottom side of each of said glides is convex, in which said central portion is surrounded by a rim which is unitary with the central portion, and in which the rim is in facing relationship with a part of the flexible, foldable sheet, and secured against movement relative to the part of the flexible, foldable sheet with which it is in facing relationship.