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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Ty-crop Manufacturing Ltd., Rosedale, CA;
Jitze Floris, Kamloops, CA;
Gary Wayne Teichrob, Rosedale, CA;
Alan Arthur Martens, Chilliwack, CA;
Ian Breeweg, Chilliwack, CA;
Rick Jonker, Chilliwack, CA;
Kevin James Standeven, Rosedale, CA;
Ty-Crop Manufacturing Ltd., British Columbia, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus for covering an open top of a transportation trailer container, such as a chip train carrying wood chips, is provided. A flexible cover (e.g. tarp) may be deployed and retracted using a roller moved overtop of the container using pivotable arms. An electrically powered covering mechanism automatically deploys and retracts the cover. The covering mechanism is powered by a supercapacitor, which is charged when connected to an external power source. A charging control circuit can selectably allow or inhibit charging of the supercapacitor depending on power demands of other electrical loads.