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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Adam Allen, Anniston, AL (US);
Chris Allen, Shreveport, LA (US);
Adam Allen, Anniston, AL (US);
Chris Allen, Shreveport, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for an automatic mechanically-operated tarp/cover system specifically built for boats but which can be used with other types of vehicles. The present invention is intended for use with conventional boat trailers having a tongue and a pair of rear wheels which is designed to be attached to and pulled on the rear end of a towing vehicle. The present invention comprises a U-shaped hoop which is connected approximately intermediate the length of the trailer having one end of the a cover/tarp connected on the distal end of the hoop and the other end of the cover/tarp rolled up on and stored on a tarp bar mounted by a frame to the front portion of the trailer wherein the tarp/cover is carried on the tarp bar, which bar is turned by an electrical motor adapted for connection to the tarp bar. In operation, the tarp is stored on the tarp roller bar and when it is desired to cover the boat the hoop is pulled over the boat/vehicle from the front toward the rear of the boat/vehicle in order to cover the boat.