A spring-loaded roller bar assembly that has means to stop and lock the deployment of a tarpaulin at any chosen length to allow the operator to tie off the cover without needing to counter any retraction force. The assembly comprises a geared wheel (14) located on at least one end of a roller bar, wherein the edge of the or each geared wheel has at least one set of asymmetrical teeth (16a, b and c) and at least one symmetrically shaped recess (18a, b and c). The assembly includes a spring-loaded finger (30) biased against the edge of the wheel and being pivotable thereby to alter the alignment of the finger against the wheel relative to the teeth.
Roller bar assembly for a mechanical sheeting system
2019-08-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge |
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