A deployable trailer coving system includes spaced apart guide tracks mounted on opposite sides of a flat bed trailer. Each of the guide tracks support trolley assemblies support bows for movement along the length of the trailer. The bows support a trailer covering or tarp cover to define a cargo area. A tensioning mechanism is connected to at least one of the bows and applies a load to stretch the covering to a predetermined tension. The tensioning mechanism includes a torque-indicating tensioning actuator that produces one of an audible and a tactile sensation is produced when the predetermined level of tension in the covering is reached.
Torque Indicating Tarp Deployment Actuator
2016-07-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English